diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class SimpleGit(object):
         log.debug('Repository path is %s' % repo_path)
 
         # quick check if that dir exists...
-        if check_repo_fast(repo_name, self.basepath):
+        if check_repo_fast(repo_name, self.basepath) is False:
             return HTTPNotFound()(environ, start_response)
 
         try:
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class SimpleHg(object):
         
 
         # quick check if that dir exists...
-        if check_repo_fast(repo_name, self.basepath):
+        if check_repo_fast(repo_name, self.basepath) is False:
             return HTTPNotFound()(environ, start_response)
 
         try: