diff --git a/app/views/projects/jobs/_empty_state.html.haml b/app/views/projects/jobs/_empty_state.html.haml
index 07c16822ff2..c66313bdbf3 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/jobs/_empty_state.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/jobs/_empty_state.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - illustration_size = local_assigns.fetch(:illustration_size)
 - title = local_assigns.fetch(:title)
 - content = local_assigns.fetch(:content)
-- action = local_assigns.fetch(:action)
+- action = local_assigns.fetch(:action, nil)
 
 .row.empty-state
   .col-xs-12