1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/cache/metadata.rb b/lib/gitlab/cache/metadata.rb
index de35b332300..03ee48399d9 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/cache/metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/cache/metadata.rb
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ module Gitlab
       # @param backing_resource [Symbol] most affected resource by cache generation (full list: VALID_BACKING_RESOURCES)
       # @return [Gitlab::Cache::Metadata]
       def initialize(
-        cache_identifier:,
-        feature_category:,
+        cache_identifier: nil,
+        feature_category: Client::DEFAULT_FEATURE_CATEGORY,
         backing_resource: Client::DEFAULT_BACKING_RESOURCE
       )
         @cache_identifier = cache_identifier
-        @feature_category = Gitlab::FeatureCategories.default.get!(feature_category)
+        @feature_category = fetch_feature_category!(feature_category)
         @backing_resource = fetch_backing_resource!(backing_resource)
       end
 
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ module Gitlab
 
       private
 
+      def fetch_feature_category!(feature_category)
+        return feature_category if feature_category == Client::DEFAULT_FEATURE_CATEGORY
+
+        Gitlab::FeatureCategories.default.get!(feature_category)
+      end
+
       def fetch_backing_resource!(resource)
         return resource if VALID_BACKING_RESOURCES.include?(resource)