diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
index 383d6cce..cfc0c0da 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
   defaultTab: 'recent'
   isLoadedBinding: 'content.isLoaded'
   needs: ['currentUser', 'repo']
-  currentUserBinding: 'controllers.currentUser.user'
+  currentUserBinding: 'controllers.currentUser'
   selectedRepo: (->
     # we need to observe also repo.content here, because we use
     # ObjectProxy in repo controller
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/list.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/list.coffee
index 2b33b4a2..c94bd6f6 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/list.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/views/repo/list.coffee
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   ReposListTabsView: Travis.View.extend
     templateName: 'repos/list/tabs'
     tabBinding: 'controller.tab'
-    currentUserBinding: 'controller.currentUser'
+    currentUserBinding: 'controller.currentUser.id'
 
     activate: (name) ->
       @get('controller').activate(name)