diff --git a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
index 9b12653839..1bbb192b24 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func handleMigrateError(ctx *context.Context, owner *user_model.User, err error,
 		ctx.RenderWithErr(ctx.Tr("form.2fa_auth_required"), tpl, form)
 	case repo_model.IsErrReachLimitOfRepo(err):
 		var msg string
-		maxCreationLimit := ctx.User.MaxCreationLimit()
+		maxCreationLimit := owner.MaxCreationLimit()
 		if maxCreationLimit == 1 {
 			msg = ctx.Tr("repo.form.reach_limit_of_creation_1", maxCreationLimit)
 		} else {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/repo.go b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
index 0d8c6d374f..8e0998225a 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func handleCreateError(ctx *context.Context, owner *user_model.User, err error,
 	switch {
 	case repo_model.IsErrReachLimitOfRepo(err):
 		var msg string
-		maxCreationLimit := ctx.User.MaxCreationLimit()
+		maxCreationLimit := owner.MaxCreationLimit()
 		if maxCreationLimit == 1 {
 			msg = ctx.Tr("repo.form.reach_limit_of_creation_1", maxCreationLimit)
 		} else {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting.go b/routers/web/repo/setting.go
index 5457e651d3..57a195ee62 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting.go
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ func SettingsPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 
 		if !ctx.Repo.Owner.CanCreateRepo() {
-			maxCreationLimit := ctx.User.MaxCreationLimit()
+			maxCreationLimit := ctx.Repo.Owner.MaxCreationLimit()
 			if maxCreationLimit == 1 {
 				ctx.Flash.Error(ctx.Tr("repo.form.reach_limit_of_creation_1", maxCreationLimit))
 			} else {