diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py b/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/api/api.py
@@ -1230,8 +1230,8 @@ class ApiController(JSONRPCController):
                 clone_uri=clone_uri,
                 repo_group=group_name,
                 repo_landing_rev=landing_rev,
-                enable_statistics=enable_statistics,
-                enable_downloads=enable_downloads,
+                repo_enable_statistics=enable_statistics,
+                repo_enable_downloads=enable_downloads,
                 repo_copy_permissions=copy_permissions,
             )
 
diff --git a/kallithea/model/repo.py b/kallithea/model/repo.py
--- a/kallithea/model/repo.py
+++ b/kallithea/model/repo.py
@@ -711,13 +711,10 @@ def create_repo(form_data, cur_user):
     copy_fork_permissions = form_data.get('copy_permissions')
     copy_group_permissions = form_data.get('repo_copy_permissions')
     fork_of = form_data.get('fork_parent_id')
+    enable_statistics = form_data['repo_enable_statistics']
+    enable_downloads = form_data['repo_enable_downloads']
     state = form_data.get('repo_state', db.Repository.STATE_PENDING)
 
-    # repo creation defaults, private and repo_type are filled in form
-    defs = db.Setting.get_default_repo_settings(strip_prefix=True)
-    enable_statistics = defs.get('repo_enable_statistics')
-    enable_downloads = defs.get('repo_enable_downloads')
-
     try:
         db_repo = RepoModel()._create_repo(
             repo_name=repo_name_full,
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/repos/repo_add_base.html
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-group">
+            <label class="control-label" for="repo_enable_statistics">${_('Enable statistics')}:</label>
+            <div>
+                ${h.checkbox('repo_enable_statistics',value="True")}
+                <span class="help-block">${_('Enable statistics window on summary page.')}</span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-group">
+            <label class="control-label" for="repo_enable_downloads">${_('Enable downloads')}:</label>
+            <div>
+                ${h.checkbox('repo_enable_downloads',value="True")}
+                <span class="help-block">${_('Enable download menu on summary page.')}</span>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-group">
             <div class="buttons">
                 ${h.submit('add',_('Add'),class_="btn btn-default")}
             </div>
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/api/api_base.py b/kallithea/tests/api/api_base.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/api/api_base.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/api/api_base.py
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ class _BaseTestApi(object):
         ('clone_uri', {'clone_uri': None}),
         ('landing_rev', {'landing_rev': 'branch:master'}),
         ('private', {'private': True}),
-        #('enable_statistics', {'enable_statistics': True}),  # currently broken
-        #('enable_downloads', {'enable_downloads': True}),  # currently broken
+        ('enable_statistics', {'enable_statistics': True}),
+        ('enable_downloads', {'enable_downloads': True}),
         ('repo_group', {'group': 'test_group_for_update'}),
     ])
     def test_api_create_repo(self, changing_attr, updates):
diff --git a/kallithea/tests/fixture.py b/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/fixture.py
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ class Fixture(object):
             repo_group='-1',
             repo_description='DESC',
             repo_private=False,
+            repo_enable_statistics=False,
+            repo_enable_downloads=False,
             repo_landing_rev='rev:tip',
             repo_copy_permissions=False,
             repo_state=db.Repository.STATE_CREATED,