diff --git a/lib/tasks/sync_data_to_gitea.rake b/lib/tasks/sync_data_to_gitea.rake
index b2352201b..e2c162252 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/sync_data_to_gitea.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/sync_data_to_gitea.rake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace :sync_data_to_gitea do
           end
         end
         org.organization_users.each do |user| 
-          next if ($gitea_client.get_orgs_members_by_org_username(org.login, user.login) rescue nil) 
+          $gitea_client.get_orgs_members_by_org_username(org.login, user.login) rescue next
           user.destroy!
         end
       end