diff --git a/models/issue_label.go b/models/issue_label.go
index ea12b42ae..54b286fe7 100644
--- a/models/issue_label.go
+++ b/models/issue_label.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Label struct {
 func GetLabelTemplateFile(name string) ([][3]string, error) {
 	data, err := GetRepoInitFile("label", name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRepoInitFile: %v", err)
+		return nil, ErrIssueLabelTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("GetRepoInitFile: %v", err)}
 	}
 
 	lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func GetLabelTemplateFile(name string) ([][3]string, error) {
 
 		fields := strings.SplitN(parts[0], " ", 2)
 		if len(fields) != 2 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("line is malformed: %s", line)
+			return nil, ErrIssueLabelTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("line is malformed: %s", line)}
 		}
 
 		color := strings.Trim(fields[0], " ")
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func GetLabelTemplateFile(name string) ([][3]string, error) {
 			color = "#" + color
 		}
 		if !LabelColorPattern.MatchString(color) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad HTML color code in line: %s", line)
+			return nil, ErrIssueLabelTemplateLoad{name, fmt.Errorf("bad HTML color code in line: %s", line)}
 		}
 
 		var description string
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (label *Label) ForegroundColor() template.CSS {
 func loadLabels(labelTemplate string) ([]string, error) {
 	list, err := GetLabelTemplateFile(labelTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ErrIssueLabelTemplateLoad{labelTemplate, err}
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	labels := make([]string, len(list))
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func LoadLabelsFormatted(labelTemplate string) (string, error) {
 func initializeLabels(e Engine, id int64, labelTemplate string, isOrg bool) error {
 	list, err := GetLabelTemplateFile(labelTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
-		return ErrIssueLabelTemplateLoad{labelTemplate, err}
+		return err
 	}
 
 	labels := make([]*Label, len(list))
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index f2453cc5c..b11671e1f 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -1511,26 +1511,27 @@ func UpdateRepositoryUnits(repo *Repository, units []RepoUnit, deleteUnitTypes [
 }
 
 // DeleteRepository deletes a repository for a user or organization.
+// make sure if you call this func to close open sessions (sqlite will otherwise get a deadlock)
 func DeleteRepository(doer *User, uid, repoID int64) error {
+	sess := x.NewSession()
+	defer sess.Close()
+	if err := sess.Begin(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// In case is a organization.
-	org, err := GetUserByID(uid)
+	org, err := getUserByID(sess, uid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if org.IsOrganization() {
-		if err = org.GetTeams(&SearchTeamOptions{}); err != nil {
+		if err = org.getTeams(sess); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	sess := x.NewSession()
-	defer sess.Close()
-	if err = sess.Begin(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	repo := &Repository{ID: repoID, OwnerID: uid}
-	has, err := sess.Get(repo)
+	repo := &Repository{OwnerID: uid}
+	has, err := sess.ID(repoID).Get(repo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if !has {
@@ -1679,14 +1680,7 @@ func DeleteRepository(doer *User, uid, repoID int64) error {
 	}
 
 	if err = sess.Commit(); err != nil {
-		sess.Close()
-		if len(deployKeys) > 0 {
-			// We need to rewrite the public keys because the commit failed
-			if err2 := RewriteAllPublicKeys(); err2 != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Commit: %v SSH Keys: %v", err, err2)
-			}
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("Commit: %v", err)
+		return err
 	}
 
 	sess.Close()
diff --git a/modules/repository/create.go b/modules/repository/create.go
index 1f7145ee2..5eac03836 100644
--- a/modules/repository/create.go
+++ b/modules/repository/create.go
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *models.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (*mod
 		opts.DefaultBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
 	}
 
+	// Check if label template exist
+	if len(opts.IssueLabels) > 0 {
+		if _, err := models.GetLabelTemplateFile(opts.IssueLabels); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	repo := &models.Repository{
 		OwnerID:                         u.ID,
 		Owner:                           u,
@@ -45,6 +52,8 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *models.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (*mod
 		TrustModel:                      opts.TrustModel,
 	}
 
+	var rollbackRepo *models.Repository
+
 	if err := models.WithTx(func(ctx models.DBContext) error {
 		if err := models.CreateRepository(ctx, doer, u, repo, false); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *models.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (*mod
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := initRepository(ctx, repoPath, doer, repo, opts); err != nil {
+		if err = initRepository(ctx, repoPath, doer, repo, opts); err != nil {
 			if err2 := util.RemoveAll(repoPath); err2 != nil {
 				log.Error("initRepository: %v", err)
 				return fmt.Errorf(
@@ -87,10 +96,9 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *models.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (*mod
 
 		// Initialize Issue Labels if selected
 		if len(opts.IssueLabels) > 0 {
-			if err := models.InitializeLabels(ctx, repo.ID, opts.IssueLabels, false); err != nil {
-				if errDelete := models.DeleteRepository(doer, u.ID, repo.ID); errDelete != nil {
-					log.Error("Rollback deleteRepository: %v", errDelete)
-				}
+			if err = models.InitializeLabels(ctx, repo.ID, opts.IssueLabels, false); err != nil {
+				rollbackRepo = repo
+				rollbackRepo.OwnerID = u.ID
 				return fmt.Errorf("InitializeLabels: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -99,13 +107,18 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *models.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (*mod
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("CreateRepository(git update-server-info): %s", repoPath)).
 			RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateRepository(git update-server-info) in %v: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, stdout, err)
-			if errDelete := models.DeleteRepository(doer, u.ID, repo.ID); errDelete != nil {
-				log.Error("Rollback deleteRepository: %v", errDelete)
-			}
+			rollbackRepo = repo
+			rollbackRepo.OwnerID = u.ID
 			return fmt.Errorf("CreateRepository(git update-server-info): %v", err)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}); err != nil {
+		if rollbackRepo != nil {
+			if errDelete := models.DeleteRepository(doer, rollbackRepo.OwnerID, rollbackRepo.ID); errDelete != nil {
+				log.Error("Rollback deleteRepository: %v", errDelete)
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/structs/repo.go b/modules/structs/repo.go
index 309273d2f..a4eff8b16 100644
--- a/modules/structs/repo.go
+++ b/modules/structs/repo.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type CreateRepoOption struct {
 	Description string `json:"description" binding:"MaxSize(255)"`
 	// Whether the repository is private
 	Private bool `json:"private"`
-	// Issue Label set to use
+	// Label-Set to use
 	IssueLabels string `json:"issue_labels"`
 	// Whether the repository should be auto-intialized?
 	AutoInit bool `json:"auto_init"`
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 6650c09bb..e46d37173 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -12488,7 +12488,7 @@
           "x-go-name": "Gitignores"
         },
         "issue_labels": {
-          "description": "Issue Label set to use",
+          "description": "Label-Set to use",
           "type": "string",
           "x-go-name": "IssueLabels"
         },