diff --git a/lib/trustie/gitlab/manage_member.rb b/lib/trustie/gitlab/manage_member.rb
index d0f74ad5e..b8c2149f4 100644
--- a/lib/trustie/gitlab/manage_member.rb
+++ b/lib/trustie/gitlab/manage_member.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ module Trustie
       end
 
       def repository
-        project.repository
+        unless project.nil?
+          project.repository
+        end
       end
 
       def isGitlabProject?
-        repository && repository.gitlab?
+        unless repository.nil?
+          repository && repository.gitlab?
+        end
       end
 
     end