diff --git a/module/gitlab/control.php b/module/gitlab/control.php
index 2f7b0356fc..b3baf782bf 100644
--- a/module/gitlab/control.php
+++ b/module/gitlab/control.php
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ class gitlab extends control
 
         /* 'not[iids]' option in gitlab API has a issue when iids is too long. */
         $gitlabIssues = $this->gitlab->apiGetIssues($gitlabID, $projectID, '&state=opened');
+        if(!is_array($gitlabIssues)) $gitlabIssues = array();
         foreach($gitlabIssues as $index => $issue)
         {
             foreach($savedIssueIDList as $savedIssueID)