diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
index 6351bf072a24c197a91831fccb52c426a145b039..620885fca75881dbc868be2d7cb2eaaeccad1876 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export async function ensureDependencyDashboard(
   }
 
   if (config.dependencyDashboardIssue) {
-    const updatedIssue = await platform.getIssue(
+    const updatedIssue = await platform?.getIssue(
       config.dependencyDashboardIssue,
       false
     );