diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/backends/base.py
@@ -432,8 +432,10 @@ class BaseRepository(object):
     def append_commit_id(self, commit_id):
         if commit_id not in self.commit_ids:
             self._rebuild_cache(self.commit_ids + [commit_id])
-            # clear cache
-            self._invalidate_prop_cache('commit_ids')
+
+        # clear cache
+        self._invalidate_prop_cache('commit_ids')
+        self._is_empty = False
 
     def get_commit(self, commit_id=None, commit_idx=None, pre_load=None, translate_tag=None):
         """
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/repo.py b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
 
     def _create_filesystem_repo(self, repo_name, repo_type, repo_group,
                                 clone_uri=None, repo_store_location=None,
-                                use_global_config=False):
+                                use_global_config=False, install_hooks=True):
         """
         makes repository on filesystem. It's group aware means it'll create
         a repository within a group, and alter the paths accordingly of
@@ -890,7 +890,8 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
                 repo_path, config=config, create=True, src_url=clone_uri,
                 with_wire={"cache": False})
 
-        repo.install_hooks()
+        if install_hooks:
+            repo.install_hooks()
 
         log.debug('Created repo %s with %s backend',
                   safe_unicode(repo_name), safe_unicode(repo_type))
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/new.mako b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/new.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/new.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/gists/new.mako
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
     %endif
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="breadcrumbs_links()">
-    ${_('New Gist')}
-</%def>
+<%def name="breadcrumbs_links()"></%def>
 
 <%def name="menu_bar_nav()">
     ${self.menu_items(active='gists')}
@@ -20,46 +18,47 @@
 <div class="box">
     <!-- box / title -->
     <div class="title">
-        ${self.breadcrumbs()}
+
     </div>
 
     <div class="table">
         <div id="files_data">
           ${h.secure_form(h.route_path('gists_create'), id='eform', request=request)}
             <div>
-                <textarea id="description" name="description" placeholder="${_('Gist description ...')}"></textarea>
-
                 <span class="gist-gravatar">
                     ${self.gravatar(c.rhodecode_user.email, 30)}
                 </span>
-                 <label for='gistid'>${_('Gist id')}</label>
-                 ${h.text('gistid', placeholder=_('Auto generated'))}
+                <label for='gistid'>${_('Gist id')}</label>
+                ${h.text('gistid', placeholder=_('Auto generated'))}
+
+                <label for='lifetime'>${_('Gist lifetime')}</label>
+                ${h.dropdownmenu('lifetime', '', c.lifetime_options)}
 
-                 <label for='lifetime'>${_('Gist lifetime')}</label>
-                 ${h.dropdownmenu('lifetime', '', c.lifetime_options)}
+                <label for='acl_level'>${_('Gist access level')}</label>
+                ${h.dropdownmenu('gist_acl_level', '', c.acl_options)}
 
-                 <label for='acl_level'>${_('Gist access level')}</label>
-                 ${h.dropdownmenu('gist_acl_level', '', c.acl_options)}
+                <textarea style="margin-top: 5px" id="description" name="description" placeholder="${_('Gist description ...')}"></textarea>
+            </div>
 
-            </div>
             <div id="codeblock" class="codeblock">
                 <div class="code-header">
                     <div class="form">
                         <div class="fields">
-                            ${h.text('filename', size=30, placeholder=_('name this file...'))}
+                            ${h.text('filename', size=30, placeholder=_('name gist file...'))}
                             ${h.dropdownmenu('mimetype','plain',[('plain',_('plain'))],enable_filter=True)}
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+
                 <div id="editor_container">
                     <div id="editor_pre"></div>
                     <textarea id="editor" name="content" ></textarea>
                 </div>
             </div>
+
             <div class="pull-right">
             ${h.submit('private',_('Create Private Gist'),class_="btn")}
             ${h.submit('public',_('Create Public Gist'),class_="btn")}
-            ${h.reset('reset',_('Reset'),class_="btn")}
             </div>
             ${h.end_form()}
         </div>