diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 302bf9058..2fa75675b 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ class Repository < ApplicationRecord
       .where.not(id: accessible_by_teams(team.id).select(:id)).distinct
   }
 
+  def self.within_global_limits?
+    return true unless Rails.configuration.x.global_repositories_limit.positive?
+
+    count < Rails.configuration.x.global_repositories_limit
+  end
+
+  def self.within_team_limits?(team)
+    return true unless Rails.configuration.x.team_repositories_limit.positive?
+
+    team.repositories.count < Rails.configuration.x.team_repositories_limit
+  end
+
   def self.search(
     user,
     query = nil,
diff --git a/app/permissions/team.rb b/app/permissions/team.rb
index 3c38611a9..e8a564fd7 100644
--- a/app/permissions/team.rb
+++ b/app/permissions/team.rb
@@ -48,15 +48,8 @@ Canaid::Permissions.register_for(Team) do
 
   # repository: create, copy
   can :create_repositories do |user, team|
-    within_limits = true
-    if Rails.configuration.x.global_repositories_limit.positive?
-      within_limits = Repository.count < Rails.configuration.x.global_repositories_limit
-    end
-
-    if within_limits && Rails.configuration.x.team_repositories_limit.positive?
-      within_limits = team.repositories.count < Rails.configuration.x.team_repositories_limit
-    end
-
+    within_limits = Repository.within_global_limits?
+    within_limits = Repository.within_team_limits?(team) if within_limits
     within_limits && user.is_admin_of_team?(team)
   end