diff --git a/lib/workers/pr/index.js b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
index 80ccf8bef163de0881709e4319df1140523e65ac..9193a107ba8d3ce39ce361d84b4e11e964ea1fbb 100644
--- a/lib/workers/pr/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ async function ensurePr(prConfig) {
     });
 
     if (logJSON) {
-      upgrade.githubName = logJSON.project.github;
+      upgrade.githubName = logJSON.project ? logJSON.project.github : undefined;
       upgrade.hasReleaseNotes = logJSON.hasReleaseNotes;
       upgrade.releases = [];
-      if (!commitRepos.includes(upgrade.githubName)) {
+      if (upgrade.githubName && !commitRepos.includes(upgrade.githubName)) {
         commitRepos.push(upgrade.githubName);
         logJSON.versions.forEach(version => {
           const release = { ...version };