diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
index 4ee7aa58e4..a848a950db 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/migrate.go
@@ -224,9 +224,8 @@ func Migrate(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			HasWiki:     &opts.Wiki,
 		}
 
-		// only enabling wiki could return an error
-		if err = updateRepoUnits(ctx, repoOpt); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to enable wiki on %s/%s repo. %w", repoOwner.Name, form.RepoName, err)
+		if err = updateRepoUnits(ctx, repoOwner.Name, repo, repoOpt); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Failed to update units on %s/%s repo. %w", repoOwner.Name, form.RepoName, err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
index 63100bca06..3d6a40e9ab 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ func Edit(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := updateRepoUnits(ctx, opts); err != nil {
+	if err := updateRepoUnits(ctx, ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository, opts); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -779,10 +779,7 @@ func updateBasicProperties(ctx *context.APIContext, opts api.EditRepoOption) err
 }
 
 // updateRepoUnits updates repo units: Issue settings, Wiki settings, PR settings
-func updateRepoUnits(ctx *context.APIContext, opts api.EditRepoOption) error {
-	owner := ctx.Repo.Owner
-	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
-
+func updateRepoUnits(ctx *context.APIContext, owner string, repo *repo_model.Repository, opts api.EditRepoOption) error {
 	var units []repo_model.RepoUnit
 	var deleteUnitTypes []unit_model.Type
 
@@ -1045,7 +1042,7 @@ func updateRepoUnits(ctx *context.APIContext, opts api.EditRepoOption) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("Repository advanced settings updated: %s/%s", owner.Name, repo.Name)
+	log.Trace("Repository advanced settings updated: %s/%s", owner, repo.Name)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go b/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go
index 1c64cc642e..fd62670eb3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_repo_test.go
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ func TestAPIRepoMigrate(t *testing.T) {
 			CloneAddr:   testCase.cloneURL,
 			RepoOwnerID: testCase.userID,
 			RepoName:    testCase.repoName,
+			Wiki:        true,
 		}).AddTokenAuth(token)
 		resp := MakeRequest(t, req, NoExpectedStatus)
 		require.Equalf(t, testCase.expectedStatus, resp.Code, "unexpected status (may be due to throttling): '%v' on url '%s'", resp.Body.String(), testCase.cloneURL)