diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py b/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from rhodecode.events import UserPermissionsChange
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import StrictAttributeDict
 from rhodecode.tests.events.conftest import EventCatcher
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def test_vcs_repo_push_event_serialize(c
 def test_create_delete_repo_fires_events(backend):
     with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
         repo = backend.create_repo()
-    assert event_catcher.events_types == [RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreateEvent]
+    assert event_catcher.events_types == [RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreateEvent, UserPermissionsChange]
 
     with EventCatcher() as event_catcher:
         RepoModel().delete(repo)
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class TestPullRequestModel(object):
         Session().commit()
 
         prs = PullRequestModel().get_awaiting_my_review(
-            pull_request.target_repo, user_id=pull_request.author.user_id)
+            pull_request.target_repo.repo_name, user_id=pull_request.author.user_id)
         assert isinstance(prs, list)
         assert len(prs) == 1
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class TestPullRequestModel(object):
         Session().commit()
 
         pr_count = PullRequestModel().count_awaiting_my_review(
-            pull_request.target_repo, user_id=pull_request.author.user_id)
+            pull_request.target_repo.repo_name, user_id=pull_request.author.user_id)
         assert pr_count == 1
 
     def test_delete_calls_cleanup_merge(self, pull_request):