diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/library/gitea_create_repos.py b/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/library/gitea_create_repos.py
index a0afec63fd..85acae89c0 100755
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/library/gitea_create_repos.py
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/library/gitea_create_repos.py
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ class Gitea(object):
     def get(self, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.request('GET', endpoint, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_paginated(self, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
+        params = { 'limit': 50, 'page': 1 }
+        results = []
+        gitea_data = self.get(endpoint, *args, params=params, **kwargs).json()
+        while gitea_data:
+            results.extend(gitea_data)
+            # Gitea paginates and returns an empty list at the end of the
+            # listing. 50 items is the max limit.
+            params['page'] += 1
+            gitea_data = self.get(endpoint, *args, params=params, **kwargs).json()
+        return results
+
     def post(self, endpoint, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.request('POST', endpoint, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -78,7 +90,7 @@ class Gitea(object):
         return self.request('PUT', endpoint, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_gitea_orgs(self):
-        orgs = self.get("/api/v1/user/orgs").json()
+        orgs = self.get_paginated("/api/v1/user/orgs")
         return [f['username'] for f in orgs]
 
     def make_gitea_org(self, org):
@@ -88,33 +100,19 @@ class Gitea(object):
         self.log("Created org:", org)
 
     def ensure_gitea_teams(self, org):
-        team_list = self.get('/api/v1/orgs/{org}/teams'.format(org=org)).json()
+        team_list = self.get_paginated('/api/v1/orgs/{org}/teams'.format(org=org))
         owner_id = [f['id'] for f in team_list if f['name'] == 'Owners'][0]
 
-        org_owners = self.get(
+        org_owners = self.get_paginated(
             '/api/v1/teams/{owner_id}/members'.format(owner_id=owner_id))
-        if 'gerrit' not in [f['username'] for f in org_owners.json()]:
+        if 'gerrit' not in [f['username'] for f in org_owners]:
             self.put('/api/v1/teams/{owner_id}/members/gerrit'.format(
                 owner_id=owner_id))
             self.log("Added gerrit to team:", org)
 
     def get_org_repo_list(self, org):
-        params = { 'limit': 50, 'page': 1 }
-        repos = []
-        gitea_data = self.get(
-                '/api/v1/orgs/{org}/repos'.format(org=org),
-                params=params
-            ).json()
-        while gitea_data:
-            repos.extend([x['full_name'] for x in gitea_data])
-            # Gitea paginates and returns an empty list at the end of the
-            # listing. 50 items is the max limit.
-            params['page'] += 1
-            gitea_data = self.get(
-                    '/api/v1/orgs/{org}/repos'.format(org=org),
-                    params=params
-                ).json()
-        return repos
+        return [x['full_name'] for x in
+                self.get_paginated('/api/v1/orgs/{org}/repos'.format(org=org))]
 
     def get_csrf_token(self):
         resp = self.get('/')