diff --git a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
index 2d138aaf33..19a5c66b71 100644
--- a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
+++ b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ func notify(ctx context.Context, input *notifyInput) error {
 		log.Debug("ignore executing %v for event %v whose doer is %v", getMethod(ctx), input.Event, input.Doer.Name)
 		return nil
 	}
+	if input.Repo.IsEmpty {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if unit_model.TypeActions.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
 		return nil
 	}