diff --git a/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb b/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb
index 87d17e970..2060feeea 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Projects::TransferService < ApplicationService
   def update_actions
     begin
       action_params = { has_actions: false }
-      Gitea::Repository::UpdateService.call(owner&.login, project.identifier, action_params)
+      Gitea::Repository::UpdateService.call(owner, project.identifier, action_params)
       project.update action_params
     rescue Exception => e
       Rails.logger.info("##### Project transfer_service, gitea transfer error #{e}")