diff --git a/api/search.go b/api/search.go
index a6d2a4ce2..4da0068c0 100644
--- a/api/search.go
+++ b/api/search.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *SearchAPI) Get() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	projectSorter := &utils.ProjectSorter{Projects: projects}
+	projectSorter := &models.ProjectSorter{Projects: projects}
 	sort.Sort(projectSorter)
 	projectResult := []map[string]interface{}{}
 	for _, p := range projects {
diff --git a/models/project.go b/models/project.go
index e16f0ce5f..0105f6a79 100644
--- a/models/project.go
+++ b/models/project.go
@@ -37,3 +37,23 @@ type Project struct {
 	Role       int       `json:"current_user_role_id"`
 	RepoCount  int       `json:"repo_count"`
 }
+
+// ProjectSorter holds an array of projects
+type ProjectSorter struct {
+	Projects []Project
+}
+
+// Len returns the length of array in ProjectSorter
+func (ps *ProjectSorter) Len() int {
+	return len(ps.Projects)
+}
+
+// Less defines the comparison rules of project
+func (ps *ProjectSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return ps.Projects[i].Name < ps.Projects[j].Name
+}
+
+// Swap swaps the position of i and j
+func (ps *ProjectSorter) Swap(i, j int) {
+	ps.Projects[i], ps.Projects[j] = ps.Projects[j], ps.Projects[i]
+}
diff --git a/models/replication_job.go b/models/replication_job.go
index 4203705f1..4c3fc11d4 100644
--- a/models/replication_job.go
+++ b/models/replication_job.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/astaxie/beego/validation"
+	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ func (r *RepTarget) Valid(v *validation.Validation) {
 		v.SetError("endpoint", "can not be empty")
 	}
 
+	r.URL = utils.FormatEndpoint(r.URL)
+
 	if len(r.URL) > 64 {
 		v.SetError("endpoint", "max length is 64")
 	}
diff --git a/utils/registry/auth/authorizer.go b/utils/registry/auth/authorizer.go
index 8dd4ef862..5f81e1e22 100644
--- a/utils/registry/auth/authorizer.go
+++ b/utils/registry/auth/authorizer.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	au "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/client/auth"
-	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils/registry/utils"
+	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils"
 )
 
 // Authorizer authorizes requests according to the schema
diff --git a/utils/registry/registry.go b/utils/registry/registry.go
index 05ec2c33e..49b2cd124 100644
--- a/utils/registry/registry.go
+++ b/utils/registry/registry.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils"
 	registry_error "github.com/vmware/harbor/utils/registry/error"
-	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils/registry/utils"
 )
 
 // Registry holds information of a registry entity
diff --git a/utils/registry/repository.go b/utils/registry/repository.go
index c4f48e04a..04a3b6b61 100644
--- a/utils/registry/repository.go
+++ b/utils/registry/repository.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/manifest/schema1"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/manifest/schema2"
 
+	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils"
 	registry_error "github.com/vmware/harbor/utils/registry/error"
-	"github.com/vmware/harbor/utils/registry/utils"
 )
 
 // Repository holds information of a repository entity
diff --git a/utils/registry/utils/utils.go b/utils/registry/utils/utils.go
deleted file mode 100644
index dc62c4c13..000000000
--- a/utils/registry/utils/utils.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   Copyright (c) 2016 VMware, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package utils
-
-import (
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// FormatEndpoint formats endpoint
-func FormatEndpoint(endpoint string) string {
-	endpoint = strings.TrimSpace(endpoint)
-	endpoint = strings.TrimRight(endpoint, "/")
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "http://") &&
-		!strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "https://") {
-		endpoint = "http://" + endpoint
-	}
-
-	return endpoint
-}
-
-// ParseEndpoint parses endpoint to a URL
-func ParseEndpoint(endpoint string) (*url.URL, error) {
-	endpoint = FormatEndpoint(endpoint)
-
-	u, err := url.Parse(endpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return u, nil
-}
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index bc2b5a712..653e5409c 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/vmware/harbor/models"
 )
 
 // Repository holds information about repository
@@ -34,22 +33,25 @@ func (r *Repository) GetProject() string {
 	return r.Name[0:strings.LastIndex(r.Name, "/")]
 }
 
-// ProjectSorter holds an array of projects
-type ProjectSorter struct {
-	Projects []models.Project
+// FormatEndpoint formats endpoint
+func FormatEndpoint(endpoint string) string {
+	endpoint = strings.TrimSpace(endpoint)
+	endpoint = strings.TrimRight(endpoint, "/")
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "http://") &&
+		!strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "https://") {
+		endpoint = "http://" + endpoint
+	}
+
+	return endpoint
 }
 
-// Len returns the length of array in ProjectSorter
-func (ps *ProjectSorter) Len() int {
-	return len(ps.Projects)
-}
+// ParseEndpoint parses endpoint to a URL
+func ParseEndpoint(endpoint string) (*url.URL, error) {
+	endpoint = FormatEndpoint(endpoint)
 
-// Less defines the comparison rules of project
-func (ps *ProjectSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return ps.Projects[i].Name < ps.Projects[j].Name
-}
-
-// Swap swaps the position of i and j
-func (ps *ProjectSorter) Swap(i, j int) {
-	ps.Projects[i], ps.Projects[j] = ps.Projects[j], ps.Projects[i]
+	u, err := url.Parse(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return u, nil
 }