diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/CreatePermissionForm.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/CreatePermissionForm.js
index f045bbe0df..c0f5b82bc9 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/CreatePermissionForm.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/components/CreatePermissionForm.js
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import React from "react";
 import { translate } from "react-i18next";
 import { Checkbox, InputField } from "../../components/forms";
 import TypeSelector from "./TypeSelector";
-import type { Permission } from "../types/Permissions";
+import type {PermissionEntry} from "../types/Permissions";
 import { SubmitButton } from "../../components/buttons";
 
 type Props = {
   t: string => string,
-  createPermission: (permission: Permission) => void,
+  createPermission: (permission: PermissionEntry) => void,
   loading: boolean
 };
 
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js
index 2888152f96..a6b034e52a 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/containers/Permissions.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "../modules/permissions";
 import Loading from "../../components/Loading";
 import ErrorPage from "../../components/ErrorPage";
-import type { Permission, PermissionCollection } from "../types/Permissions";
+import type {Permission, PermissionCollection, PermissionEntry} from "../types/Permissions";
 import SinglePermission from "./SinglePermission";
 import CreatePermissionForm from "../components/CreatePermissionForm";
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Props = {
   //dispatch functions
   fetchPermissions: (namespace: string, repoName: string) => void,
   createPermission: (
-    permission: Permission,
+    permission: PermissionEntry,
     namespace: string,
     repoName: string
   ) => void,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
       dispatch(fetchPermissions(namespace, repoName));
     },
     createPermission: (
-      permission: Permission,
+      permission: PermissionEntry,
       namespace: string,
       repoName: string
     ) => {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js
index ba29f178e3..222d9fc594 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { apiClient } from "../../apiclient";
 import * as types from "../../modules/types";
 import type { Action } from "../../types/Action";
-import type { PermissionCollection, Permission } from "../types/Permissions";
+import type {PermissionCollection, Permission, PermissionEntry} from "../types/Permissions";
 import { isPending } from "../../modules/pending";
 import { getFailure } from "../../modules/failure";
 import { Dispatch } from "redux";
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export function modifyPermissionReset(
 
 // create permission
 export function createPermission(
-  permission: Permission,
+  permission: PermissionEntry,
   namespace: string,
   repoName: string,
   callback?: () => void
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export function createPermission(
 }
 
 export function createPermissionPending(
-  permission: Permission,
+  permission: PermissionEntry,
   namespace: string,
   repoName: string
 ): Action {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export function createPermissionPending(
 }
 
 export function createPermissionSuccess(
-  permission: Permission,
+  permission: PermissionEntry,
   namespace: string,
   repoName: string
 ): Action {
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
index f786b9f14d..edd51e232b 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/modules/permissions.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ import reducer, {
 } from "./permissions";
 import type { Permission, PermissionCollection } from "../types/Permissions";
 
+const namespace = "hitchhiker";
+const repoName = "puzzle42";
+
 const hitchhiker_puzzle42Permission_user_eins: Permission = {
   name: "user_eins",
   type: "READ",
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ describe("permission fetch", () => {
       {
         type: FETCH_PERMISSIONS_PENDING,
         payload: {
-          namespace: "hitchhiker",
+          namespace: namespace,
           repoName: "puzzle42"
         },
         itemId: "hitchhiker/puzzle42"
diff --git a/scm-ui/src/permissions/types/Permissions.js b/scm-ui/src/permissions/types/Permissions.js
index e3bd697fc5..00b3d13748 100644
--- a/scm-ui/src/permissions/types/Permissions.js
+++ b/scm-ui/src/permissions/types/Permissions.js
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ export type Permission = {
   name: string,
   type: string,
   groupPermission: boolean,
-  _links?: Links
+  _links: Links
 };
 
+export type PermissionEntry = {
+  name: string,
+  type: string,
+  groupPermission: boolean
+}
+
 export type PermissionCollection = Permission[];