diff --git a/api/repo/create.go b/api/repo/create.go
index b1abe89de..295fe2b74 100644
--- a/api/repo/create.go
+++ b/api/repo/create.go
@@ -238,11 +238,15 @@ func CreateRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 		r.SetHash(dbRepo.GetHash())
 	}
 
-	hook := new(library.Hook)
+	h := new(library.Hook)
+	if err == nil {
+		h, _ = database.FromContext(c).LastHookForRepo(dbRepo)
+	}
+
 	// check if we should create the webhook
 	if c.Value("webhookvalidation").(bool) {
 		// send API call to create the webhook
-		hook, _, err = scm.FromContext(c).Enable(u, r)
+		h, _, err = scm.FromContext(c).Enable(u, r, h)
 		if err != nil {
 			retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to create webhook for %s: %w", r.GetFullName(), err)
 
@@ -300,9 +304,9 @@ func CreateRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 	// create init hook in the DB after repo has been added in order to capture its ID
 	if c.Value("webhookvalidation").(bool) {
 		// update initialization hook
-		hook.SetRepoID(r.GetID())
+		h.SetRepoID(r.GetID())
 		// create first hook for repo in the database
-		err = database.FromContext(c).CreateHook(hook)
+		err = database.FromContext(c).CreateHook(h)
 		if err != nil {
 			retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to create initialization webhook for %s: %w", r.GetFullName(), err)
 
diff --git a/api/repo/repair.go b/api/repo/repair.go
index 0a5b7022a..424a7c0c1 100644
--- a/api/repo/repair.go
+++ b/api/repo/repair.go
@@ -77,8 +77,17 @@ func RepairRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		hook, err := database.FromContext(c).LastHookForRepo(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to get last hook for %s: %w", r.GetFullName(), err)
+
+			util.HandleError(c, http.StatusInternalServerError, retErr)
+
+			return
+		}
+
 		// send API call to create the webhook
-		hook, _, err := scm.FromContext(c).Enable(u, r)
+		hook, _, err = scm.FromContext(c).Enable(u, r, hook)
 		if err != nil {
 			retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to create webhook for %s: %w", r.GetFullName(), err)
 
diff --git a/scm/github/repo.go b/scm/github/repo.go
index 3f57b1103..7ecd53341 100644
--- a/scm/github/repo.go
+++ b/scm/github/repo.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (c *client) Disable(u *library.User, org, name string) error {
 }
 
 // Enable activates a repo by creating the webhook.
-func (c *client) Enable(u *library.User, r *library.Repo) (*library.Hook, string, error) {
+func (c *client) Enable(u *library.User, r *library.Repo, h *library.Hook) (*library.Hook, string, error) {
 	c.Logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"org":  r.GetOrg(),
 		"repo": r.GetName(),
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (c *client) Enable(u *library.User, r *library.Repo) (*library.Hook, string
 	webhook.SetSourceID(r.GetName() + "-" + eventInitialize)
 	webhook.SetCreated(hookInfo.GetCreatedAt().Unix())
 	webhook.SetEvent(eventInitialize)
-	webhook.SetNumber(1)
+	webhook.SetNumber(h.GetNumber() + 1)
 
 	switch resp.StatusCode {
 	case http.StatusUnprocessableEntity:
diff --git a/scm/github/repo_test.go b/scm/github/repo_test.go
index 9c30ac5ab..9f95fb12a 100644
--- a/scm/github/repo_test.go
+++ b/scm/github/repo_test.go
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func TestGithub_Enable(t *testing.T) {
 	client, _ := NewTest(s.URL)
 
 	// run test
-	got, _, err := client.Enable(u, r)
+	got, _, err := client.Enable(u, r, new(library.Hook))
 
 	if resp.Code != http.StatusOK {
 		t.Errorf("Enable returned %v, want %v", resp.Code, http.StatusOK)
diff --git a/scm/github/webhook.go b/scm/github/webhook.go
index d79a11922..11b317b33 100644
--- a/scm/github/webhook.go
+++ b/scm/github/webhook.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -47,7 +48,13 @@ func (c *client) ProcessWebhook(request *http.Request) (*types.Webhook, error) {
 		h.SetHost(request.Header.Get("X-GitHub-Enterprise-Host"))
 	}
 
-	payload, err := github.ValidatePayload(request, nil)
+	// get content type
+	contentType, _, err := mime.ParseMediaType(request.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	payload, err := github.ValidatePayloadFromBody(contentType, request.Body, "", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &types.Webhook{Hook: h}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/scm/service.go b/scm/service.go
index 5c42105ba..bb0c0e275 100644
--- a/scm/service.go
+++ b/scm/service.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ type Service interface {
 	Disable(*library.User, string, string) error
 	// Enable defines a function that activates
 	// a repo by creating the webhook.
-	Enable(*library.User, *library.Repo) (*library.Hook, string, error)
+	Enable(*library.User, *library.Repo, *library.Hook) (*library.Hook, string, error)
 	// Update defines a function that updates
 	// a webhook for a specified repo.
 	Update(*library.User, *library.Repo, int64) error