diff --git a/utils/empty_repo.py b/utils/empty_repo.py
index 856290d..ac95010 100755
--- a/utils/empty_repo.py
+++ b/utils/empty_repo.py
@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 from phabricator import Phabricator
 import arrow
 date_before = arrow.get().shift(years=-1)
 
 phab = Phabricator(host='https://c4science.ch/api/')
 phab.update_interfaces()
 
 def get_repos(after):
     return phab.diffusion.repository.search(
         after=after,
         order="oldest",
     )
 
 number = 0
 after = 0
+i = 0
 while after != None:
     repo = get_repos(after)
     after = repo['cursor']['after']
 
     for r in repo['data']:
+        phid = r['phid']
         commits = phab.diffusion.commit.search(
             limit = 1,
             constraints = {
-                "repositories": [r['phid']],
+                "repositories": [phid],
             },
         )
         if len(commits['data']) == 0:
             number += 1
             name = r['fields']['name']
             date = arrow.get(r['fields']['dateCreated'])
             status = r['fields']['status']
             url = 'https://c4science.ch/diffusion/{_id}/'.format(_id=r['id'])
 
             if status == 'active' and date < date_before:
                 print('R{_id} {name} {url} {created}'.format(
                     _id=r['id'], name=name, url=url, created=date.humanize()))
+
+                i += 1
+                phab.diffusion.repository.edit(
+                    objectIdentifier = phid,
+                    transactions = [
+                        {'type': 'status', 'value': 'inactive'},
+                    ],
+                )
+
+print('Deactivated {} repositories'.format(i))
+