diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ class _RepoChecker(object):
             _type = repository
         return _type == self._backend_alias
 
+
 is_git = _RepoChecker('git')
 is_hg = _RepoChecker('hg')
 is_svn = _RepoChecker('svn')
@@ -743,7 +744,8 @@ is_svn = _RepoChecker('svn')
 
 def get_repo_type_by_name(repo_name):
     repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_name)
-    return repo.repo_type
+    if repo:
+        return repo.repo_type
 
 
 def is_svn_without_proxy(repository):
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.mako b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_commit.mako
@@ -19,14 +19,15 @@
     </tr>
     %for entry in c.formatted_results:
         ## search results are additionally filtered, and this check is just a safe gate
-        % if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(entry['repository'], 'search results commit check'):
+        % if c.rhodecode_user.is_admin or h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(entry['repository'], 'search results commit check'):
             <tr class="body">
                 <td class="td-componentname">
-                    %if h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'hg':
+                    <% repo_type = entry.get('repo_type') or h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) %>
+                    %if repo_type == 'hg':
                         <i class="icon-hg"></i>
-                    %elif h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'git':
+                    %elif repo_type == 'git':
                         <i class="icon-git"></i>
-                    %elif h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'svn':
+                    %elif repo_type == 'svn':
                         <i class="icon-svn"></i>
                     %endif
                     ${h.link_to(entry['repository'], h.route_path('repo_summary',repo_name=entry['repository']))}
@@ -77,13 +78,13 @@
       var cid = target_expand.data('commit-id');
 
       if (target_expand.hasClass('open')){
-        $('#c-'+cid).css({'height': '1.5em', 'white-space': 'nowrap', 'text-overflow': 'ellipsis', 'overflow':'hidden'})
-        $('#t-'+cid).css({'height': 'auto', 'line-height': '.9em', 'text-overflow': 'ellipsis', 'overflow':'hidden'})
+        $('#c-'+cid).css({'height': '1.5em', 'white-space': 'nowrap', 'text-overflow': 'ellipsis', 'overflow':'hidden'});
+        $('#t-'+cid).css({'height': 'auto', 'line-height': '.9em', 'text-overflow': 'ellipsis', 'overflow':'hidden'});
         target_expand.removeClass('open');
       }
       else {
-        $('#c-'+cid).css({'height': 'auto', 'white-space': 'normal', 'text-overflow': 'initial', 'overflow':'visible'})
-        $('#t-'+cid).css({'height': 'auto', 'max-height': 'none', 'text-overflow': 'initial', 'overflow':'visible'})
+        $('#c-'+cid).css({'height': 'auto', 'white-space': 'normal', 'text-overflow': 'initial', 'overflow':'visible'});
+        $('#t-'+cid).css({'height': 'auto', 'max-height': 'none', 'text-overflow': 'initial', 'overflow':'visible'});
         target_expand.addClass('open');
       }
     });
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_content.mako b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_content.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_content.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_content.mako
@@ -56,15 +56,16 @@
 
   %>
   ## search results are additionally filtered, and this check is just a safe gate
-  % if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(entry['repository'], 'search results content check'):
+  % if c.rhodecode_user.is_admin or h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(entry['repository'], 'search results content check'):
       <div id="codeblock" class="codeblock">
         <div class="codeblock-header">
           <h1>
-            %if h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'hg':
+            <% repo_type = entry.get('repo_type') or h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) %>
+            %if repo_type == 'hg':
                 <i class="icon-hg"></i>
-            %elif h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'git':
+            %elif repo_type == 'git':
                 <i class="icon-git"></i>
-            %elif h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'svn':
+            %elif repo_type == 'svn':
                 <i class="icon-svn"></i>
             %endif
             ${h.link_to(entry['repository'], h.route_path('repo_summary',repo_name=entry['repository']))}
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_path.mako b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_path.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/search/search_path.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/search/search_path.mako
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
     </tr>
     %for entry in c.formatted_results:
         ## search results are additionally filtered, and this check is just a safe gate
-        % if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(entry['repository'], 'search results path check'):
+        % if c.rhodecode_user.is_admin or h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(entry['repository'], 'search results path check'):
             <tr class="body">
                 <td class="td-componentname">
-                    %if h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'hg':
+                    <% repo_type = entry.get('repo_type') or h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) %>
+                    %if repo_type == 'hg':
                         <i class="icon-hg"></i>
-                    %elif h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'git':
+                    %elif repo_type == 'git':
                         <i class="icon-git"></i>
-                    %elif h.get_repo_type_by_name(entry.get('repository')) == 'svn':
+                    %elif repo_type == 'svn':
                         <i class="icon-svn"></i>
                     %endif
                     ${h.link_to(entry['repository'], h.route_path('repo_summary',repo_name=entry['repository']))}