diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/star.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/star.rb
index c0dc7075..79b34835 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/star.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/star.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def run!
       raise LoginRequired unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
       raise NotFound      unless repository = find(:repository)
+      check_access(repository)
       current_user = access_control.user
       query.star(repository, current_user)
     end
 
-    # def check_access(repository)
-    #   access_control.permissions(repository).star!
-    # end
+    def check_access(repository)
+      access_control.permissions(repository).star!
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/unstar.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/unstar.rb
index 8da61ffe..8d33050c 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/unstar.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/repository/unstar.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def run!
       raise LoginRequired unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
       raise NotFound      unless repository = find(:repository)
+      check_access(repository)
       current_user = access_control.user
       query.unstar(repository, current_user)
     end
 
-    # def check_access(repository)
-    #   access_control.permissions(repository).unstar!
-    # end
+    def check_access(repository)
+      access_control.permissions(repository).unstar!
+    end
   end
 end