diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.haml
index dd091302c8e..05cae80e50c 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %div.issue-form-holder
   %h3.page-title= @issue.new_record? ? "New Issue" : "Edit Issue ##{@issue.iid}"
   %hr
-  - if @repository.contribution_guide && !@issue.persisted?
+  - if !@repository.empty? && @repository.contribution_guide && !@issue.persisted?
     - contribution_guide_url = project_blob_path(@project, tree_join(@repository.root_ref, @repository.contribution_guide.name))
     .alert.alert-info.col-sm-10.col-sm-offset-2
       ="Please review the <strong>#{link_to "guidelines for contribution", contribution_guide_url}</strong> to this repository.".html_safe