diff --git a/models/issue_indexer.go b/models/issue_indexer.go
index 49875fcf7fb1..be74bb24f233 100644
--- a/models/issue_indexer.go
+++ b/models/issue_indexer.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func createIssueIndexer() error {
 // populateIssueIndexer populate the issue indexer with issue data
 func populateIssueIndexer() error {
 	for page := 1; ; page++ {
-		repos, err := Repositories(&SearchRepoOptions{
+		repos, _, err := Repositories(&SearchRepoOptions{
 			Page:     page,
 			PageSize: 10,
 		})
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index e50743109b6c..021986f0aa14 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ func CountUserRepositories(userID int64, private bool) int64 {
 }
 
 // Repositories returns all repositories
-func Repositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (_ RepositoryList, err error) {
+func Repositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (_ RepositoryList, count int64, err error) {
 	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
 		opts.OrderBy = "id ASC"
 	}
@@ -1242,14 +1242,16 @@ func Repositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (_ RepositoryList, err error) {
 		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
 		OrderBy(opts.OrderBy).
 		Find(&repos); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Repo: %v", err)
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Repo: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = repos.loadAttributes(x); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("LoadAttributes: %v", err)
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("LoadAttributes: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return repos, nil
+	count = countRepositories(-1, opts.Private)
+
+	return repos, count, nil
 }
 
 // RepoPath returns repository path by given user and repository name.
@@ -1757,40 +1759,54 @@ func GetUserMirrorRepositories(userID int64) ([]*Repository, error) {
 }
 
 // GetRecentUpdatedRepositories returns the list of repositories that are recently updated.
-func GetRecentUpdatedRepositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (repos RepositoryList, err error) {
+func GetRecentUpdatedRepositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) (repos RepositoryList, _ int64, _ error) {
+	var cond = builder.NewCond()
+
 	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
 		opts.OrderBy = "updated_unix DESC"
 	}
 
-	sess := x.Where("is_private=?", false).
-		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
-		Limit(opts.PageSize)
+	if !opts.Private {
+		cond = builder.Eq{
+			"is_private": false,
+		}
+	}
 
-	if opts.Searcher != nil {
-		sess.Or("owner_id = ?", opts.Searcher.ID)
+	if opts.Searcher != nil && !opts.Searcher.IsAdmin {
+		var ownerIds []int64
 
+		ownerIds = append(ownerIds, opts.Searcher.ID)
 		err := opts.Searcher.GetOrganizations(true)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Organization: %v", err)
+			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Organization: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		for _, org := range opts.Searcher.Orgs {
-			sess.Or("owner_id = ?", org.ID)
+			ownerIds = append(ownerIds, org.ID)
 		}
+
+		cond = cond.Or(builder.In("owner_id", ownerIds))
 	}
 
-	if err = sess.
+	count, err := x.Where(cond).Count(new(Repository))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Count: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err = x.Where(cond).
+		Limit(opts.PageSize, (opts.Page-1)*opts.PageSize).
+		Limit(opts.PageSize).
 		OrderBy(opts.OrderBy).
 		Find(&repos); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Repo: %v", err)
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Repo: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = repos.loadAttributes(x); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("LoadAttributes: %v", err)
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("LoadAttributes: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return repos, nil
+	return repos, count, nil
 }
 
 func getRepositoryCount(e Engine, u *User) (int64, error) {
diff --git a/routers/admin/repos.go b/routers/admin/repos.go
index f2f402db76fb..7f885b34c96e 100644
--- a/routers/admin/repos.go
+++ b/routers/admin/repos.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func Repos(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsAdminRepositories"] = true
 
 	routers.RenderRepoSearch(ctx, &routers.RepoSearchOptions{
-		Counter:  models.CountRepositories,
 		Ranger:   models.Repositories,
 		Private:  true,
 		PageSize: setting.UI.Admin.RepoPagingNum,
diff --git a/routers/home.go b/routers/home.go
index 3de32b52e72d..9fa565b217ee 100644
--- a/routers/home.go
+++ b/routers/home.go
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ func Home(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 // RepoSearchOptions when calling search repositories
 type RepoSearchOptions struct {
-	Counter  func(bool) int64
-	Ranger   func(*models.SearchRepoOptions) (models.RepositoryList, error)
+	Ranger   func(*models.SearchRepoOptions) (models.RepositoryList, int64, error)
 	Searcher *models.User
 	Private  bool
 	PageSize int
@@ -101,17 +100,17 @@ func RenderRepoSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *RepoSearchOptions) {
 
 	keyword := strings.Trim(ctx.Query("q"), " ")
 	if len(keyword) == 0 {
-		repos, err = opts.Ranger(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
+		repos, count, err = opts.Ranger(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
 			Page:     page,
 			PageSize: opts.PageSize,
 			Searcher: ctx.User,
 			OrderBy:  orderBy,
+			Private:  opts.Private,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.Handle(500, "opts.Ranger", err)
 			return
 		}
-		count = opts.Counter(opts.Private)
 	} else {
 		if isKeywordValid(keyword) {
 			repos, count, err = models.SearchRepositoryByName(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
@@ -143,10 +142,10 @@ func ExploreRepos(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["PageIsExploreRepositories"] = true
 
 	RenderRepoSearch(ctx, &RepoSearchOptions{
-		Counter:  models.CountRepositories,
 		Ranger:   models.GetRecentUpdatedRepositories,
 		PageSize: setting.UI.ExplorePagingNum,
 		Searcher: ctx.User,
+		Private:  ctx.User != nil && ctx.User.IsAdmin,
 		TplName:  tplExploreRepos,
 	})
 }
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ func RenderUserSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *UserSearchOptions) {
 	)
 
 	ctx.Data["SortType"] = ctx.Query("sort")
-	//OrderBy:  "id ASC",
 	switch ctx.Query("sort") {
 	case "oldest":
 		orderBy = "id ASC"
@@ -193,7 +191,8 @@ func RenderUserSearch(ctx *context.Context, opts *UserSearchOptions) {
 
 	keyword := strings.Trim(ctx.Query("q"), " ")
 	if len(keyword) == 0 {
-		users, err = opts.Ranger(&models.SearchUserOptions{OrderBy: orderBy,
+		users, err = opts.Ranger(&models.SearchUserOptions{
+			OrderBy:  orderBy,
 			Page:     page,
 			PageSize: opts.PageSize,
 		})