diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dialog/create-repo-dialog.js b/frontend/src/components/dialog/create-repo-dialog.js
index 6fee61977a..ce1959cc94 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dialog/create-repo-dialog.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dialog/create-repo-dialog.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class CreateRepoDialog extends React.Component {
       let password = this.state.encrypt ? this.state.password1 : '';
       let permission= this.state.permission;
       let repo = this.createRepo(repoName, password, permission);
+      if (this.props.libraryType === 'department') {
+        this.props.onCreateRepo(repo, 'department');
+        return;
+      }
       this.props.onCreateRepo(repo);
     }
   } 
@@ -150,6 +154,13 @@ class CreateRepoDialog extends React.Component {
         permission: permission,
       };
     }
+    if (libraryType === 'department') {
+      repo = {
+        repo_name: repoName,
+        passwd: password,
+        permission: 'rw',
+      };
+    }
     return repo;
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/groups/group-view.js b/frontend/src/pages/groups/group-view.js
index d7c2e3359e..b59f531913 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/groups/group-view.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/groups/group-view.js
@@ -496,10 +496,11 @@ class GroupView extends React.Component {
           </ModalPortal>
         )}
         {this.state.isCreateRepoDialogShow && this.state.isDepartmentGroup &&
-          <CreateDepartmentRepoDialog 
+          <CreateRepoDialog 
             isAdmin={this.state.isAdmin}
             onCreateToggle={this.onCreateRepoToggle}
             onCreateRepo={this.onCreateRepo}
+            libraryType='department'
           />
         }
         {this.state.showRenameGroupDialog &&