diff --git a/app/views/projects/no_repo.html.haml b/app/views/projects/no_repo.html.haml
index ba5845877e5..0716569eb3a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/no_repo.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/no_repo.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- breadcrumb_title "Details"
+
 %h2
   %i.fa.fa-warning
   #{ _('No repository') }
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@
 
 - if can? current_user, :remove_project, @project
   .prepend-top-20
-    = link_to _('Remove project'), project_path(@project), data: { confirm: remove_project_message(@project)}, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-remove pull-right"
+    = link_to _('Remove project'), project_path(@project), data: { confirm: remove_project_message(@project)}, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-inverted btn-remove pull-right"
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-projects-no-repository-placeholder.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-projects-no-repository-placeholder.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d11c897020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-projects-no-repository-placeholder.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update no repository placeholder
+merge_request: 17964
+author: George Tsiolis
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/features/profiles/account_spec.rb b/spec/features/profiles/account_spec.rb
index 171e061e60e..e8eb0d17ca4 100644
--- a/spec/features/profiles/account_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/profiles/account_spec.rb
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ feature 'Profile > Account' do
         update_username(new_username)
         visit new_project_path
         expect(current_path).to eq(new_project_path)
-        expect(find('.breadcrumbs-sub-title')).to have_content(project.path)
+        expect(find('.breadcrumbs-sub-title')).to have_content('Details')
       end
 
       scenario 'the old project path redirects to the new path' do
         update_username(new_username)
         visit old_project_path
         expect(current_path).to eq(new_project_path)
-        expect(find('.breadcrumbs-sub-title')).to have_content(project.path)
+        expect(find('.breadcrumbs-sub-title')).to have_content('Details')
       end
     end
   end