diff --git a/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs
index 301c73ef..ba6f4d89 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests.Integration/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class SearchClientTests
     public async Task SearchForAllIssuesWithouTaskUsingTerm()
     {
         var request = new SearchIssuesRequest();
-        request.Repos.Add("caliburn-micro", "caliburn.micro");
+        request.Repos.Add("caliburn-micro/caliburn.micro");
 
         var issues = await _gitHubClient.Search.SearchIssues(request);
 
diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs
index 4547b400..359b7c60 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/SearchClientTests.cs
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ namespace Octokit.Tests.Clients
                 var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
                 var client = new SearchClient(connection);
                 var request = new SearchIssuesRequest("something");
-                request.Repos.Add("octokit", "octokit.net");
+                request.Repos.Add("octokit/octokit.net");
                 request.User = "alfhenrik";
                 request.Labels = new[] { "bug" };
 
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ namespace Octokit.Tests.Clients
 
                 var request = new SearchCodeRequest("windows");
                 request.Repos = new RepositoryCollection {
-                    { "haha-business", "some&name" }
+                    "haha-business"
                 };
 
                 request.Order = SortDirection.Descending;
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs
index 024e86a4..b93b88bd 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/SearchIssuesRequest.cs
@@ -359,6 +359,13 @@ namespace Octokit
             _repositories.Add(GetRepositoryName(owner, name));
         }
 
+        public void Add(string nameWithOwner)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(nameWithOwner, "nameWithOwner");
+
+            _repositories.Add(nameWithOwner);
+        }
+
         public void Clear()
         {
             _repositories.Clear();
@@ -372,6 +379,13 @@ namespace Octokit
             return _repositories.Contains(GetRepositoryName(owner, name));
         }
 
+        public bool Contains(string nameWithOwner)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(nameWithOwner, "nameWithOwner");
+
+            return _repositories.Contains(nameWithOwner);
+        }
+
         public bool Remove(string owner, string name)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
@@ -380,6 +394,13 @@ namespace Octokit
             return _repositories.Remove(GetRepositoryName(owner, name));
         }
 
+        public bool Remove(string nameWithOwner)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(nameWithOwner, "nameWithOwner");
+
+            return _repositories.Remove(nameWithOwner);
+        }
+
         private static string GetRepositoryName(string owner, string name)
         {
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "{0}/{1}", owner, name);