diff --git a/server/api/provider/create.go b/server/api/provider/create.go
index ced6ceee9..a8956ca4e 100644
--- a/server/api/provider/create.go
+++ b/server/api/provider/create.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func HandleCreate(providers core.ProviderStore) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
-		provider := core.Provider{
+		provider := &core.Provider{
 			Name:        f.Name,
 			URL:         f.URL,
 			Host:        f.Host,
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ func HandleCreate(providers core.ProviderStore) http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		if err := providers.Sync(provider.ID); err != nil {
+			render.InternalServerError(w, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
 		render.JSON(w, http.StatusOK, provider)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/api/provider/update.go b/server/api/provider/update.go
index a69ab7c58..5b4925f63 100644
--- a/server/api/provider/update.go
+++ b/server/api/provider/update.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func HandleUpdate(providers core.ProviderStore, users core.UserStore) http.Handl
 		Name        string `json:"name" valid:"stringlength(4|12),required"`
 		URL         string `json:"url" valid:"url,required"`
 		Host        string `json:"host" valid:"url,required"`
-		AccessToken string `json:"accessToken" valid:"stringlength(12|50),required"`
+		AccessToken string `json:"accessToken"`
 		Secret      string `json:"secret" valid:"stringlength(5|50),required"`
 	}
 
@@ -51,14 +51,17 @@ func HandleUpdate(providers core.ProviderStore, users core.UserStore) http.Handl
 		}
 
 		if p.UserID == claims.ID || user.Role == "admin" {
-			provider := core.Provider{
-				ID:          f.ID,
-				Name:        f.Name,
-				URL:         f.URL,
-				Host:        f.Host,
-				AccessToken: f.AccessToken,
-				Secret:      f.Secret,
-				UserID:      claims.ID,
+			provider := &core.Provider{
+				ID:     f.ID,
+				Name:   f.Name,
+				URL:    f.URL,
+				Host:   f.Host,
+				Secret: f.Secret,
+				UserID: claims.ID,
+			}
+
+			if f.AccessToken != "" {
+				provider.AccessToken = f.AccessToken
 			}
 
 			if err := providers.Update(provider); err != nil {
diff --git a/server/core/provider.go b/server/core/provider.go
index df2b00ef3..9ea79da34 100644
--- a/server/core/provider.go
+++ b/server/core/provider.go
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ type (
 	// ProviderStore defines operations on `providers` table.
 	ProviderStore interface {
 		// Find returns provider from datastore.
-		Find(uint) (Provider, error)
+		Find(uint) (*Provider, error)
 
 		// List returns providers from datastore.
 		List() ([]*Provider, error)
 
 		// ListUser returns providers from datastore based
 		// by user ID.
-		ListUser(uint) ([]Provider, error)
+		ListUser(uint) ([]*Provider, error)
 
 		// Create persists a new provider to the datastore.
-		Create(Provider) error
+		Create(*Provider) error
 
 		// Update persists updated provider to the datastore.
-		Update(Provider) error
+		Update(*Provider) error
 
 		// Delete deletes a provider from the datastore.
-		Delete(Provider) error
+		Delete(*Provider) error
 
 		// Sync synchronizes provider repositories with local repositories.
 		Sync(uint) error
diff --git a/server/store/provider/provider.go b/server/store/provider/provider.go
index 581c20e63..ecc93be75 100644
--- a/server/store/provider/provider.go
+++ b/server/store/provider/provider.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ type providerStore struct {
 	repos core.RepositoryStore
 }
 
-func (s providerStore) Find(id uint) (core.Provider, error) {
-	var provider core.Provider
-	err := s.db.Model(&provider).Where("id = ?", id).First(&provider).Error
+func (s providerStore) Find(id uint) (*core.Provider, error) {
+	provider := &core.Provider{}
+	err := s.db.Model(&core.Provider{}).Where("id = ?", id).First(&provider).Error
 	return provider, err
 }
 
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ func (s providerStore) List() ([]*core.Provider, error) {
 	return providers, err
 }
 
-func (s providerStore) ListUser(userID uint) ([]core.Provider, error) {
-	var providers []core.Provider
+func (s providerStore) ListUser(userID uint) ([]*core.Provider, error) {
+	var providers []*core.Provider
 	err := s.db.Where("user_id = ?", userID).Find(&providers).Error
 	return providers, err
 }
 
-func (s providerStore) Create(provider core.Provider) error {
-	return s.db.Create(&provider).Error
+func (s providerStore) Create(provider *core.Provider) error {
+	return s.db.Create(provider).Error
 }
 
-func (s providerStore) Update(provider core.Provider) error {
-	return s.db.Model(&provider).Updates(&provider).Error
+func (s providerStore) Update(provider *core.Provider) error {
+	return s.db.Model(provider).Updates(&provider).Error
 }
 
-func (s providerStore) Delete(provider core.Provider) error {
+func (s providerStore) Delete(provider *core.Provider) error {
 	return s.db.Delete(&provider).Error
 }