diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 1fc0e8176..fee3ae759 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
 
         new_project_params = project_params.except(:private).merge(is_public: !private)
         @project.update_attributes!(new_project_params)
-        @project.forked_projects&.update(is_public: @project.is_public)
+        @project.forked_projects.update_all(is_public: @project.is_public)
         gitea_params = {
           private: private,
           default_branch: @project.default_branch,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
       ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
         Gitea::Repository::DeleteService.new(@project.owner, @project.identifier).call
         @project.destroy!
-        @project.forked_projects&.update(forked_from_project_id: nil)
+        @project.forked_projects.update_all(forked_from_project_id: nil)
         render_ok
       end
     else