diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_init_auto_complete.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_init_auto_complete.html.haml
index 67ff4b272b9..e138ebab018 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_init_auto_complete.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_init_auto_complete.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 - project = @target_project || @project
 - noteable_type = @noteable.class if @noteable.present?
 
-:javascript
-  GitLab.GfmAutoComplete.dataSource = "#{autocomplete_sources_namespace_project_path(project.namespace, project, type: noteable_type, type_id: params[:id])}"
-  GitLab.GfmAutoComplete.cachedData = undefined;
-  GitLab.GfmAutoComplete.setup();
+- if project
+  :javascript
+    GitLab.GfmAutoComplete.dataSource = "#{autocomplete_sources_namespace_project_path(project.namespace, project, type: noteable_type, type_id: params[:id])}"
+    GitLab.GfmAutoComplete.cachedData = undefined;
+    GitLab.GfmAutoComplete.setup();