diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryCreateController.php b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryCreateController.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryCreateController.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryCreateController.php
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@
           // transactions to apply this change.
           $repository->setCallsign($callsign);
 
-          // Put the repository in "Importing" mode until we finish
-          // parsing it.
-          $repository->setDetail('importing', true);
-
           $xactions[] = id(clone $template)
             ->setTransactionType($type_name)
             ->setNewValue(
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/conduit/RepositoryCreateConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/repository/conduit/RepositoryCreateConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/conduit/RepositoryCreateConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/conduit/RepositoryCreateConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   }
 
   public function getMethodDescription() {
-    return 'Create a new repository (Admin Only).';
+    return pht('Create a new repository.');
   }
 
   public function defineParamTypes() {
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
 
   public function defineErrorTypes() {
     return array(
-      'ERR-PERMISSIONS' =>
-        'You do not have the authority to call this method.',
       'ERR-DUPLICATE'   =>
         'Duplicate repository callsign.',
       'ERR-BAD-CALLSIGN' =>
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
@@ -69,10 +69,16 @@
     $edit_policy = $app->getPolicy(DiffusionDefaultEditCapability::CAPABILITY);
     $push_policy = $app->getPolicy(DiffusionDefaultPushCapability::CAPABILITY);
 
-    return id(new PhabricatorRepository())
+    $repository = id(new PhabricatorRepository())
       ->setViewPolicy($view_policy)
       ->setEditPolicy($edit_policy)
       ->setPushPolicy($push_policy);
+
+    // Put the repository in "Importing" mode until we finish
+    // parsing it.
+    $repository->setDetail('importing', true);
+
+    return $repository;
   }
 
   protected function getConfiguration() {