diff --git a/rhodecode/model/repo.py b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
@@ -883,11 +883,12 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
         # TODO: johbo: Unify this, hardcoded "bare=True" does not look nice
         if repo_type == 'git':
             repo = backend(
-                repo_path, config=config, create=True, src_url=clone_uri,
-                bare=True)
+                repo_path, config=config, create=True, src_url=clone_uri, bare=True,
+                with_wire={"cache": False})
         else:
             repo = backend(
-                repo_path, config=config, create=True, src_url=clone_uri)
+                repo_path, config=config, create=True, src_url=clone_uri,
+                with_wire={"cache": False})
 
         repo.install_hooks()
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/scm.py b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/scm.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
                     raise RepositoryError('Duplicate repository name %s '
                                           'found in %s' % (name, path))
                 elif path[0] in rhodecode.BACKENDS:
-                    klass = get_backend(path[0])
-                    repos[name] = klass(path[1], config=config)
+                    backend = get_backend(path[0])
+                    repos[name] = backend(path[1], config=config,
+                                          with_wire={"cache": False})
             except OSError:
                 continue
         log.debug('found %s paths with repositories', len(repos))
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py b/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/plugin.py
@@ -432,11 +432,11 @@ class TestRepoContainer(object):
 
     def _create_repo(self, dump_name, backend_alias, config):
         repo_name = '%s-%s' % (backend_alias, dump_name)
-        backend_class = get_backend(backend_alias)
+        backend = get_backend(backend_alias)
         dump_extractor = self.dump_extractors[backend_alias]
         repo_path = dump_extractor(dump_name, repo_name)
 
-        vcs_repo = backend_class(repo_path, config=config)
+        vcs_repo = backend(repo_path, config=config)
         repo2db_mapper({repo_name: vcs_repo})
 
         repo = RepoModel().get_by_repo_name(repo_name)