diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/servlet/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/servlet/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala
index ebd7bc8..1badf0e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/servlet/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/servlet/BasicAuthenticationFilter.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     }
 
     val isUpdating = request.getRequestURI.endsWith("/git-receive-pack") || "service=git-receive-pack".equals(request.getQueryString)
-
     val settings = loadSystemSettings()
 
     try {
@@ -44,13 +43,15 @@
                   case auth => decodeAuthHeader(auth).split(":") match {
                     case Array(username, password) => {
                       authenticate(settings, username, password) match {
-                        case Some(account) => {
-                          if(isUpdating && hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, Some(account))){
+                        case Some(account) if (isUpdating || repository.repository.isPrivate) => {
+                          if(hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, Some(account))){
                             request.setAttribute(Keys.Request.UserName, account.userName)
+                            chain.doFilter(req, wrappedResponse)
+                          } else {
+                            requireAuth(response)
                           }
-                          chain.doFilter(req, wrappedResponse)
                         }
-                        case None => requireAuth(response)
+                        case _ => requireAuth(response)
                       }
                     }
                     case _ => requireAuth(response)