1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/groups.rb b/lib/api/groups.rb
index a8b1cdab021..26fa00d6186 100644
--- a/lib/api/groups.rb
+++ b/lib/api/groups.rb
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ module API
         end
       end
       # rubocop: enable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
+
+      def authorize_group_creation!
+        authorize! :create_group
+      end
     end
 
     resource :groups do
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ module API
         if parent_group
           authorize! :create_subgroup, parent_group
         else
-          authorize! :create_group
+          authorize_group_creation!
         end
 
         group = create_group