diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchCodeRequest.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchCodeRequest.cs
index 50958e95..0de5c1f9 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchCodeRequest.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchCodeRequest.cs
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ namespace Octokit
     {
         public SearchCodeRequest(string term) : base(term) { }
 
-        public SearchCodeRequest(string term, string repo)
+        public SearchCodeRequest(string term, string owner, string name)
             : this(term)
         {
-            this.Repo = repo;
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+
+            this.Repo = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}/{1}", owner, name);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs
index 9bd7b882..49d0d5e0 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ namespace Octokit
     {
         public SearchIssuesRequest(string term) : base(term) { }
 
-        public SearchIssuesRequest(string term, string repo)
+        public SearchIssuesRequest(string term, string owner, string name)
             : this(term)
         {
-            this.Repo = repo;
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+
+            this.Repo = string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}/{1}", owner, name);
         }
 
         /// <summary>