diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index b1b762fd4..b7554eaec 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ type Client interface {
 	// RepoChown updates a repository owner.
 	RepoChown(string, string) (*model.Repo, error)
 
+	// RepoRepair repairs the repository hooks.
+	RepoRepair(string, string) error
+
 	// RepoDel deletes a repository.
 	RepoDel(string, string) error
 
diff --git a/client/client_impl.go b/client/client_impl.go
index f5d675dbc..cf5e51f86 100644
--- a/client/client_impl.go
+++ b/client/client_impl.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 	pathRepos          = "%s/api/user/repos"
 	pathRepo           = "%s/api/repos/%s/%s"
 	pathChown          = "%s/api/repos/%s/%s/chown"
+	pathRepair         = "%s/api/repos/%s/%s/repair"
 	pathBuilds         = "%s/api/repos/%s/%s/builds"
 	pathBuild          = "%s/api/repos/%s/%s/builds/%v"
 	pathApprove        = "%s/api/repos/%s/%s/builds/%d/approve"
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func (c *client) RepoPost(owner string, name string) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	return out, err
 }
 
-// RepoChow updates a repository owner.
+// RepoChown updates a repository owner.
 func (c *client) RepoChown(owner string, name string) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	out := new(model.Repo)
 	uri := fmt.Sprintf(pathChown, c.base, owner, name)
@@ -173,6 +174,12 @@ func (c *client) RepoChown(owner string, name string) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	return out, err
 }
 
+// RepoRepair repais the repository hooks.
+func (c *client) RepoRepair(owner string, name string) error {
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf(pathRepair, c.base, owner, name)
+	return c.post(uri, nil, nil)
+}
+
 // RepoPatch updates a repository.
 func (c *client) RepoPatch(owner, name string, in *model.RepoPatch) (*model.Repo, error) {
 	out := new(model.Repo)
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 4c01926e0..aa25fa71d 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func Load(middleware ...gin.HandlerFunc) http.Handler {
 			repo.PATCH("", session.MustPush, server.PatchRepo)
 			repo.DELETE("", session.MustRepoAdmin(), server.DeleteRepo)
 			repo.POST("/chown", session.MustRepoAdmin(), server.ChownRepo)
+			repo.POST("/repair", session.MustRepoAdmin(), server.RepairRepo)
 
 			repo.POST("/builds/:number", session.MustPush, server.PostBuild)
 			repo.POST("/builds/:number/approve", session.MustPush, server.PostApproval)
diff --git a/server/repo.go b/server/repo.go
index 6150459b6..f4cb1a6f9 100644
--- a/server/repo.go
+++ b/server/repo.go
@@ -173,3 +173,33 @@ func DeleteRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 	remote.Deactivate(user, repo, httputil.GetURL(c.Request))
 	c.Writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
+
+func RepairRepo(c *gin.Context) {
+	remote := remote.FromContext(c)
+	repo := session.Repo(c)
+	user := session.User(c)
+
+	// crates the jwt token used to verify the repository
+	t := token.New(token.HookToken, repo.FullName)
+	sig, err := t.Sign(repo.Hash)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.String(500, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	// reconstruct the link
+	host := httputil.GetURL(c.Request)
+	link := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"%s/hook?access_token=%s",
+		host,
+		sig,
+	)
+
+	remote.Deactivate(user, repo, host)
+	err = remote.Activate(user, repo, link)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.String(500, err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	c.Writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}