diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c07e1ad42..ff6612453 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ extras/
 release/
 
 server/swagger/files/*.json
+.idea/
diff --git a/remote/bitbucket/bitbucket.go b/remote/bitbucket/bitbucket.go
index c76d3821c..1dcaa0681 100644
--- a/remote/bitbucket/bitbucket.go
+++ b/remote/bitbucket/bitbucket.go
@@ -176,15 +176,21 @@ func (c *config) Perm(u *model.User, owner, name string) (*model.Perm, error) {
 	client := c.newClient(u)
 
 	perms := new(model.Perm)
-	_, err := client.FindRepo(owner, name)
+	repo, err := client.FindRepo(owner, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return perms, err
 	}
 
-	_, err = client.ListHooks(owner, name, &internal.ListOpts{})
+	perm, err := client.GetPermission(repo.FullName)
+
 	if err == nil {
-		perms.Push = true
-		perms.Admin = true
+		switch perm.Permission {
+		case "admin":
+			perms.Push = true
+			perms.Admin = true
+		case "write":
+			perms.Push = true
+		}
 	}
 	perms.Pull = true
 	return perms, nil
diff --git a/remote/bitbucket/internal/client.go b/remote/bitbucket/internal/client.go
index 9787255ad..1b98dec95 100644
--- a/remote/bitbucket/internal/client.go
+++ b/remote/bitbucket/internal/client.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2/bitbucket"
 )
@@ -34,15 +35,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 const (
-	pathUser   = "%s/2.0/user/"
-	pathEmails = "%s/2.0/user/emails"
-	pathTeams  = "%s/2.0/teams/?%s"
-	pathRepo   = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s"
-	pathRepos  = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s?%s"
-	pathHook   = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s/hooks/%s"
-	pathHooks  = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s/hooks?%s"
-	pathSource = "%s/1.0/repositories/%s/%s/src/%s/%s"
-	pathStatus = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s/commit/%s/statuses/build"
+	pathUser        = "%s/2.0/user/"
+	pathEmails      = "%s/2.0/user/emails"
+	pathPermissions = "%s/2.0/user/permissions/repositories?q=repository.full_name=\"%s\""
+	pathTeams       = "%s/2.0/teams/?%s"
+	pathRepo        = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s"
+	pathRepos       = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s?%s"
+	pathHook        = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s/hooks/%s"
+	pathHooks       = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s/hooks?%s"
+	pathSource      = "%s/1.0/repositories/%s/%s/src/%s/%s"
+	pathStatus      = "%s/2.0/repositories/%s/%s/commit/%s/statuses/build"
 )
 
 type Client struct {
@@ -152,6 +154,23 @@ func (c *Client) CreateStatus(owner, name, revision string, status *BuildStatus)
 	return c.do(uri, post, status, nil)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) GetPermission(full_name string) (*RepoPerm, error) {
+	out := new(RepoPermResp)
+	uri := fmt.Sprintf(pathPermissions, c.base, full_name)
+	err := c.do(uri, get, nil, out)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(out.Values) == 0 {
+		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprint("no permissions in repository ", full_name))
+		return nil, err
+	} else {
+		return out.Values[0], nil
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Client) do(rawurl, method string, in, out interface{}) error {
 
 	uri, err := url.Parse(rawurl)
diff --git a/remote/bitbucket/internal/types.go b/remote/bitbucket/internal/types.go
index 18c5e0cac..652b037cc 100644
--- a/remote/bitbucket/internal/types.go
+++ b/remote/bitbucket/internal/types.go
@@ -224,3 +224,13 @@ type Error struct {
 func (e Error) Error() string {
 	return e.Body.Message
 }
+
+type RepoPermResp struct {
+	Page   int         `json:"page"`
+	Pages  int         `json:"pagelen"`
+	Values []*RepoPerm `json:"values"`
+}
+
+type RepoPerm struct {
+	Permission string `json:"permission"`
+}