diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/cron.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/cron.rb
index 2db1f10c..815dd17c 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/cron.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/cron.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,5 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def delete?
       write?
     end
-
-    def create?
-      write?
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb
index 75f47597..53bfb9ae 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/permissions/repository.rb
@@ -13,5 +13,9 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def create_request?
       write?
     end
+
+    def create_cron?
+      write?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/cron/delete.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/cron/delete.rb
index 24753439..c5d9287d 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/cron/delete.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/cron/delete.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ module Travis::API::V3
 
     def run!
       raise LoginRequired unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
-
+      cron = find
       access_control.permissions(cron).delete!
-      find.destroy
+      cron.destroy
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/crons/create.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/crons/create.rb
index d2a25089..0ec47ca1 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/crons/create.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/crons/create.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
     def run!
       raise LoginRequired unless access_control.logged_in? or access_control.full_access?
       raise NotFound      unless repository = find(:repository)
-      access_control.permissions(cron).create!
+      access_control.permissions(repository).create_cron!
 
       Models::Cron.create(repository: repository)
       end