diff --git a/app/models/project_team.rb b/app/models/project_team.rb
index fdfaf052730..19fd082534c 100644
--- a/app/models/project_team.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_team.rb
@@ -138,8 +138,13 @@ class ProjectTeam
   def max_member_access_for_user_ids(user_ids)
     user_ids = user_ids.uniq
     key = "max_member_access:#{project.id}"
-    RequestStore.store[key] ||= {}
-    access = RequestStore.store[key]
+
+    access = {}
+
+    if RequestStore.active?
+      RequestStore.store[key] ||= {}
+      access = RequestStore.store[key]
+    end
 
     # Lookup only the IDs we need
     user_ids = user_ids - access.keys
diff --git a/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
index 1f42fbd3385..5eaf0d3b7a6 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_team_spec.rb
@@ -199,48 +199,69 @@ describe ProjectTeam, models: true do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#max_member_access_for_users" do
-    it 'returns correct roles for different users' do
-      master = create(:user)
-      reporter = create(:user)
-      promoted_guest = create(:user)
-      guest = create(:user)
-      project = create(:project)
+  shared_examples_for "#max_member_access_for_users" do |enable_request_store|
+    describe "#max_member_access_for_users" do
+      before do
+        RequestStore.begin! if enable_request_store
+      end
 
-      project.team << [master, :master]
-      project.team << [reporter, :reporter]
-      project.team << [promoted_guest, :guest]
-      project.team << [guest, :guest]
+      after do
+        if enable_request_store
+          RequestStore.end!
+          RequestStore.clear!
+        end
+      end
 
-      group = create(:group)
-      group_developer = create(:user)
-      second_developer = create(:user)
-      project.project_group_links.create(
-        group: group,
-        group_access: Gitlab::Access::DEVELOPER)
+      it 'returns correct roles for different users' do
+        master = create(:user)
+        reporter = create(:user)
+        promoted_guest = create(:user)
+        guest = create(:user)
+        project = create(:project)
 
-      group.add_master(promoted_guest)
-      group.add_developer(group_developer)
-      group.add_developer(second_developer)
+        project.team << [master, :master]
+        project.team << [reporter, :reporter]
+        project.team << [promoted_guest, :guest]
+        project.team << [guest, :guest]
 
-      second_group = create(:group)
-      project.project_group_links.create(
-        group: second_group,
-        group_access: Gitlab::Access::MASTER)
-      second_group.add_master(second_developer)
+        group = create(:group)
+        group_developer = create(:user)
+        second_developer = create(:user)
+        project.project_group_links.create(
+          group: group,
+          group_access: Gitlab::Access::DEVELOPER)
 
-      users = [master, reporter, promoted_guest, guest, group_developer, second_developer].map(&:id)
+        group.add_master(promoted_guest)
+        group.add_developer(group_developer)
+        group.add_developer(second_developer)
 
-      expected = {
-        master.id => Gitlab::Access::MASTER,
-        reporter.id => Gitlab::Access::REPORTER,
-        promoted_guest.id => Gitlab::Access::DEVELOPER,
-        guest.id => Gitlab::Access::GUEST,
-        group_developer.id => Gitlab::Access::DEVELOPER,
-        second_developer.id => Gitlab::Access::MASTER
-      }
+        second_group = create(:group)
+        project.project_group_links.create(
+          group: second_group,
+          group_access: Gitlab::Access::MASTER)
+        second_group.add_master(second_developer)
 
-      expect(project.team.max_member_access_for_user_ids(users)).to eq(expected)
+        users = [master, reporter, promoted_guest, guest, group_developer, second_developer].map(&:id)
+
+        expected = {
+          master.id => Gitlab::Access::MASTER,
+          reporter.id => Gitlab::Access::REPORTER,
+          promoted_guest.id => Gitlab::Access::DEVELOPER,
+          guest.id => Gitlab::Access::GUEST,
+          group_developer.id => Gitlab::Access::DEVELOPER,
+          second_developer.id => Gitlab::Access::MASTER
+        }
+
+        expect(project.team.max_member_access_for_user_ids(users)).to eq(expected)
+      end
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#max_member_access_for_users with RequestStore' do
+    it_behaves_like "#max_member_access_for_users", true
+  end
+
+  describe '#max_member_access_for_users without RequestStore' do
+    it_behaves_like "#max_member_access_for_users", false
+  end
 end