diff --git a/src/common/dao/repository.go b/src/common/dao/repository.go
index 5d9353a0c..8acd4242f 100644
--- a/src/common/dao/repository.go
+++ b/src/common/dao/repository.go
@@ -110,13 +110,17 @@ func GetTopRepos(userID int, count int) ([]models.TopRepo, error) {
 		where (
 			p.deleted = 0 and (
 				p.public = 1 or (
-					? <> ? and exists (
-						select 1 from project_member pm
-						where pm.project_id = p.project_id and pm.user_id = ?
-		))))
+					? <> ? and (
+						exists (
+							select 1 from user u
+							where u.user_id = ? and u.sysadmin_flag = 1
+						) or exists (
+							select 1 from project_member pm
+							where pm.project_id = p.project_id and pm.user_id = ?
+		)))))
 		order by r.pull_count desc, r.name limit ?`
 	repositories := []*models.RepoRecord{}
-	_, err := GetOrmer().Raw(sql, userID, NonExistUserID, userID, count).QueryRows(&repositories)
+	_, err := GetOrmer().Raw(sql, userID, NonExistUserID, userID, userID, count).QueryRows(&repositories)
 	if err != nil {
 		return topRepos, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/common/dao/repository_test.go b/src/common/dao/repository_test.go
index e8efc7e6b..563c3013e 100644
--- a/src/common/dao/repository_test.go
+++ b/src/common/dao/repository_test.go
@@ -202,17 +202,15 @@ func TestGetTopRepos(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(err)
 
 	project2 := models.Project{
-		OwnerID:      admin.UserID,
+		OwnerID:      user.UserID,
 		Name:         "project2",
 		CreationTime: time.Now(),
-		OwnerName:    admin.Username,
+		OwnerName:    user.Username,
 		Public:       0,
 	}
 	project2.ProjectID, err = AddProject(project2)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
-	require.NoError(AddProjectMember(project2.ProjectID, user.UserID, models.PROJECTADMIN))
-
 	err = AddRepository(*repository)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
@@ -268,12 +266,13 @@ func TestGetTopRepos(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	err = AddRepository(*deletedPublicRepository1)
 	require.NoError(err)
-	DeleteProject(deletedPublicProject.ProjectID)
+	err = DeleteProject(deletedPublicProject.ProjectID)
+	require.NoError(err)
 
 	var topRepos []models.TopRepo
 
 	// anonymous should retrieve public non-deleted repositories
-	topRepos, err = GetTopRepos(NonExistUserID, 3)
+	topRepos, err = GetTopRepos(NonExistUserID, 100)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	require.Len(topRepos, 1)
 	require.Equal(topRepos, []models.TopRepo{
@@ -283,7 +282,45 @@ func TestGetTopRepos(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 
-	// admin should retrieve all visible repositories limited by count
+	// admin should retrieve all repositories
+	topRepos, err = GetTopRepos(admin.UserID, 100)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Len(topRepos, 4)
+	require.Equal(topRepos, []models.TopRepo{
+		models.TopRepo{
+			RepoName:    repository3.Name,
+			AccessCount: repository3.PullCount,
+		},
+		models.TopRepo{
+			RepoName:    repository2.Name,
+			AccessCount: repository2.PullCount,
+		},
+		models.TopRepo{
+			RepoName:    repository1.Name,
+			AccessCount: repository1.PullCount,
+		},
+		models.TopRepo{
+			RepoName:    repository.Name,
+			AccessCount: repository.PullCount,
+		},
+	})
+
+	// user should retrieve visible repositories
+	topRepos, err = GetTopRepos(user.UserID, 100)
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Len(topRepos, 2)
+	require.Equal(topRepos, []models.TopRepo{
+		models.TopRepo{
+			RepoName:    repository3.Name,
+			AccessCount: repository3.PullCount,
+		},
+		models.TopRepo{
+			RepoName:    repository.Name,
+			AccessCount: repository.PullCount,
+		},
+	})
+
+	// limit by count
 	topRepos, err = GetTopRepos(admin.UserID, 3)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	require.Len(topRepos, 3)
@@ -301,21 +338,6 @@ func TestGetTopRepos(t *testing.T) {
 			AccessCount: repository1.PullCount,
 		},
 	})
-
-	// user should retrieve all visible repositories
-	topRepos, err = GetTopRepos(user.UserID, 3)
-	require.NoError(err)
-	require.Len(topRepos, 2)
-	require.Equal(topRepos, []models.TopRepo{
-		models.TopRepo{
-			RepoName:    repository3.Name,
-			AccessCount: repository3.PullCount,
-		},
-		models.TopRepo{
-			RepoName:    repository.Name,
-			AccessCount: repository.PullCount,
-		},
-	})
 }
 
 func addRepository(repository *models.RepoRecord) error {