# Github outside collaborator unable to add new project

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/github-outside-collaborator-unable-to-add-new-project/42555>\
**Category:** Integrations and Accounts\
**Created:** [January 11, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/github-outside-collaborator-unable-to-add-new-project/42555 "2022-01-11T08:53:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Pertovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@Pertovic](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Pertovic)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/github-outside-collaborator-unable-to-add-new-project/42555/1 "2022-01-11T08:53:30Z")

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Hello,

I have a Github Outside Collaborator with administrator rights in my private Github repository. I created CircleCI account using this GH account. When I try to add a project to the CircleCI dashboard, I get the message “We couldn’t find any repositories.” Is there a workaround for using the GH Outside Collaborator account to add new projects on CircleCI?

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**Author:** ![yannCI](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/yannci/32/24866_2.png) [@yannCI](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/yannCI)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/github-outside-collaborator-unable-to-add-new-project/42555/2 "2022-01-26T17:34:47Z")

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Hello @Pertovic,

Welcome to the CircleCI community!

Admin permissions on the repository should indeed allow you to add a project, as stated in [our documentation](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/gh-bb-integration/#permissions-overview).

Have you tried [refreshing the CircleCI user’s permissions](https://support.circleci.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048210711-How-to-Refresh-User-Permissions-)?