diff --git a/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
index 9498259b5..c23c347f1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repositories_controller.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class RepositoriesController < ApplicationController
   def index
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html do
-        render 'empty_index' if @repositories.blank?
+        render 'empty_index' if Repository.accessible_by_teams(current_team).blank?
       end
       format.json do
         render json: prepare_repositories_datatable(@repositories, current_team, params)