diff --git a/src/User.ts b/src/User.ts
index 244ae11..147a7d6 100644
--- a/src/User.ts
+++ b/src/User.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ export default class User {
     return this._model.username;
   }
 
+  get isAdmin(): boolean {
+    return !!this._model.isAdmin;
+  }
+
   get accessToken(): string {
     return this._model.accessTokens.github;
   }
diff --git a/src/database/users/users.schema.ts b/src/database/users/users.schema.ts
index f4a9c59..1d98bdc 100644
--- a/src/database/users/users.schema.ts
+++ b/src/database/users/users.schema.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const UserSchema = new Schema({
       default: Boolean,
     },
   ],
+  isAdmin: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   photo: String,
   repositories: [String],
   default: {
diff --git a/src/database/users/users.types.ts b/src/database/users/users.types.ts
index a45cbd3..97ddae5 100644
--- a/src/database/users/users.types.ts
+++ b/src/database/users/users.types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface IUser {
     github: string;
   };
   username: string;
+  isAdmin: boolean;
   emails: {
     email: string;
     default: boolean;
diff --git a/src/routes/conference.ts b/src/routes/conference.ts
index 02b1dfd..944eb82 100644
--- a/src/routes/conference.ts
+++ b/src/routes/conference.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import AnonymousError from "../AnonymousError";
 import Conference from "../Conference";
 import ConferenceModel from "../database/conference/conferences.model";
 import { ensureAuthenticated } from "./connection";
-import { handleError, getUser } from "./route-utils";
+import { handleError, getUser, isOwnerOrAdmin } from "./route-utils";
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -153,11 +153,7 @@ router.post(
         model = await ConferenceModel.findOne({
           conferenceID: req.params.conferenceID,
         });
-        if (model.owners.indexOf(user.model.id) == -1)
-          throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-            object: req.params.conferenceID,
-            httpStatus: 401,
-          });
+        isOwnerOrAdmin(model.owners, user);
       }
       validateConferenceForm(req.body);
       model.name = req.body.name;
@@ -229,11 +225,7 @@ router.get(
           httpStatus: 404,
         });
       const conference = new Conference(data);
-      if (conference.ownerIDs.indexOf(user.model.id) == -1)
-        throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-          object: req.params.conferenceID,
-          httpStatus: 401,
-        });
+      isOwnerOrAdmin(conference.ownerIDs, user);
       const o: any = conference.toJSON();
       o.repositories = (await conference.repositories()).map((r) => r.toJSON());
       res.json(o);
@@ -257,11 +249,7 @@ router.delete(
           httpStatus: 400,
         });
       const conference = new Conference(data);
-      if (conference.ownerIDs.indexOf(user.model.id) == -1)
-        throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-          object: req.params.conferenceID,
-          httpStatus: 401,
-        });
+      isOwnerOrAdmin(conference.ownerIDs, user);
       await conference.remove();
       res.send("ok");
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/routes/repository-private.ts b/src/routes/repository-private.ts
index 365b2b1..0d4a945 100644
--- a/src/routes/repository-private.ts
+++ b/src/routes/repository-private.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as express from "express";
 import { ensureAuthenticated } from "./connection";
 
 import * as db from "../database/database";
-import { getRepo, getUser, handleError } from "./route-utils";
+import { getRepo, getUser, handleError, isOwnerOrAdmin } from "./route-utils";
 import { getRepositoryFromGitHub } from "../source/GitHubRepository";
 import gh = require("parse-github-url");
 import GitHubBase from "../source/GitHubBase";
@@ -81,12 +81,7 @@ router.post(
       if (repo.status == "preparing" || repo.status == "removing") return;
 
       const user = await getUser(req);
-      if (repo.owner.id != user.id) {
-        throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-          object: req.params.repoId,
-          httpStatus: 401,
-        });
-      }
+      isOwnerOrAdmin([repo.owner.id], user);
       await repo.updateIfNeeded({ force: true });
       res.json({ status: repo.status });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -109,12 +104,7 @@ router.delete(
           httpStatus: 410,
         });
       const user = await getUser(req);
-      if (repo.owner.id != user.id) {
-        throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-          object: req.params.repoId,
-          httpStatus: 401,
-        });
-      }
+      isOwnerOrAdmin([repo.owner.id], user);
       await repo.updateStatus("removing");
       await removeQueue.add(repo, { jobId: repo.repoId });
       return res.json({ status: repo.status });
@@ -200,12 +190,7 @@ router.get("/:repoId/", async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
     if (!repo) return;
 
     const user = await getUser(req);
-    if (repo.owner.id != user.id) {
-      throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-        object: req.params.repoId,
-        httpStatus: 401,
-      });
-    }
+    isOwnerOrAdmin([repo.owner.id], user);
     res.json((await db.getRepository(req.params.repoId)).toJSON());
   } catch (error) {
     handleError(error, res);
@@ -295,12 +280,7 @@ router.post(
       if (!repo) return;
       const user = await getUser(req);
 
-      if (repo.owner.id != user.id) {
-        throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
-          object: req.params.repoId,
-          httpStatus: 401,
-        });
-      }
+      isOwnerOrAdmin([repo.owner.id], user);
 
       const repoUpdate = req.body;
 
diff --git a/src/routes/route-utils.ts b/src/routes/route-utils.ts
index 1a5cb87..2165539 100644
--- a/src/routes/route-utils.ts
+++ b/src/routes/route-utils.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import * as express from "express";
-import AnonymizedFile from "../AnonymizedFile";
 import AnonymousError from "../AnonymousError";
 import * as db from "../database/database";
 import UserModel from "../database/users/users.model";
-import Repository from "../Repository";
-import GitHubBase from "../source/GitHubBase";
-import { GitHubRepository } from "../source/GitHubRepository";
 import User from "../User";
 import * as io from "@pm2/io";
 
@@ -37,6 +33,14 @@ export async function getRepo(
   }
 }
 
+export function isOwnerOrAdmin(authorizedUsers: string[], user: User) {
+  if (authorizedUsers.indexOf(user.model.id) == -1 && !user.isAdmin) {
+    throw new AnonymousError("not_authorized", {
+      httpStatus: 401,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 function printError(error: any) {
   io.notifyError(error, error.value);
   if (error instanceof AnonymousError) {