diff --git a/admin/repository.php b/admin/repository.php
index 50a08ee2bbc..8f976cf3222 100644
--- a/admin/repository.php
+++ b/admin/repository.php
@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ if (($action == 'edit') || ($action == 'new')) {
             $success = $repositorytype->update_options($settings);
         } else {
             $type = new repository_type($plugin, (array)$fromform, $visible);
-            $type->create();
             $success = true;
+            if (!$repoid = $type->create()) {
+                $success = false;
+            }
             $data = data_submitted();
         }
         if ($success) {
diff --git a/repository/lib.php b/repository/lib.php
index 8c197ce30cb..7973c6e33d6 100644
--- a/repository/lib.php
+++ b/repository/lib.php
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ class repository_type implements cacheable_object {
             }
             //run plugin_init function
             if (!repository::static_function($this->_typename, 'plugin_init')) {
+                $this->update_visibility(false);
                 if (!$silent) {
                     throw new repository_exception('cannotinitplugin', 'repository');
                 }
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ abstract class repository implements cacheable_object {
      *
      * @static
      * @param string $plugin repository plugin name
-     * @param string $function funciton name
+     * @param string $function function name
      * @return mixed
      */
     public static function static_function($plugin, $function) {
@@ -1152,14 +1153,6 @@ abstract class repository implements cacheable_object {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $pname = null;
-        if (is_object($plugin) || is_array($plugin)) {
-            $plugin = (object)$plugin;
-            $pname = $plugin->name;
-        } else {
-            $pname = $plugin;
-        }
-
         $args = func_get_args();
         if (count($args) <= 2) {
             $args = array();
@@ -2437,7 +2430,7 @@ abstract class repository implements cacheable_object {
 
     /**
      * For oauth like external authentication, when external repository direct user back to moodle,
-     * this funciton will be called to set up token and token_secret
+     * this function will be called to set up token and token_secret
      */
     public function callback() {
     }