diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 299bb18..8f9b5db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 *.pyc
 .*.sw*
 *.token
+
+# local virtual environment
+.venv
diff --git a/gitea/gitea.py b/gitea/gitea.py
index 02d3af8..e63da3f 100644
--- a/gitea/gitea.py
+++ b/gitea/gitea.py
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ class Issue(GiteaApiObject):
     GET_COMMENTS = """/repos/%s/%s/issues/comments"""
     CREATE_ISSUE = """/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues"""
 
-    OPENED = "closed"
-    CLOSED = "open"
+    OPENED = "open"
+    CLOSED = "closed"
 
     def __init__(self, gitea, id: int):
         super(Issue, self).__init__(gitea, id=id)
@@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ class Gitea:
 
     def get_accessible_repositories(self) -> List[GiteaApiObject]:
         """ Get all Repositories accessible by the logged in User."""
-        results = self.gitea.requests_get("/user/repos")
-        return [Repository.parse_response(self.gitea, result) for result in results]
+        results = self.requests_get("/user/repos")
+        return [Repository.parse_response(self, result) for result in results]
 
     def get_users_following(self, username):
         path = "/users/" + username + "/following"
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index 39b943d..ea0a67e 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from gitea import NotFoundException, AlreadyExistsException
 # put a ".token" file into your directory containg only the token for gitea
 @pytest.fixture
 def instance(scope="module"):
-    try: 
+    try:
         g = Gitea("http://localhost:3000", open(".token", "r").read().strip())
         print("Gitea Version: " + g.get_version())
         print("API-Token belongs to user: " + g.get_user().username)
@@ -200,3 +200,8 @@ def test_delete_user(instance):
     user.delete()
     with pytest.raises(NotFoundException) as e:
         User.request(instance, test_user)
+
+
+def test_get_accessible_repositories(instance):
+    repos = instance.get_accessible_repositories()
+    assert repos == []