diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js
index 41c59d9ee..ce1db1a96 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/index.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     initShareModal();
   });
 
-  $('#create-new-repository').initializeModal('#create-repo-modal');
+  $('.create-new-repository').initializeModal('#create-repo-modal');
   loadRepositoryTab();
   initImportRecordsModal();
 }(window));
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/_sidebar.html.erb
index 5aa6266c1..3929e34ed 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
         <% if can_create_repositories?(current_team) %>
           <li>
             <span class="tree-link link-wrap no-indent">
-              <a class="sidebar-button" id="create-new-repository" data-remote="true"
-                 href="<%= create_modal_team_repositories_path(@repository.team) %>">
+              <a class="sidebar-button create-new-repository" data-remote="true"
+                 href="<%= create_modal_team_repositories_path(current_team) %>">
                 <span class="fas fa-plus"></span>
                 <%= t('libraries.index.no_libraries.create_new_button') %>
               </a>
diff --git a/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb b/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb
index 2cca58d37..54bb736bd 100644
--- a/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/repositories/index.html.erb
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
       <% if can_create_repositories?(current_team) %>
         <h2><strong><%=t 'libraries.index.no_libraries.title' %><strong></h2>
         <br />
-        <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
-           id="create-new-repository"
+        <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg create-new-repository"
            data-remote="true"
            href="<%= create_modal_team_repositories_path(current_team) %>">
           <span class="fas fa-plus"></span>