diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/runner_projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/runner_projects_controller.rb
index 5383afdbd20..20f30e70c8a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/runner_projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/runner_projects_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Admin::RunnerProjectsController < Admin::ApplicationController
   def create
     @runner = Ci::Runner.find(params[:runner_project][:runner_id])
 
-    return head(403) if runner.is_shared? || runner.is_locked?
+    return head(403) if @runner.is_shared? || @runner.locked?
 
     runner_project = @runner.assign_to(@project, current_user)