1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/danger/helper.rb b/lib/gitlab/danger/helper.rb
index 17ad07bfc0c..e2911b4e6c8 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/danger/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/danger/helper.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,17 @@ module Gitlab
         ENV['CI_PROJECT_NAME'] == 'gitlab-ee' || File.exist?('../../CHANGELOG-EE.md')
       end
 
+      def gitlab_helper
+        # Unfortunately the following does not work:
+        # - respond_to?(:gitlab)
+        # - respond_to?(:gitlab, true)
+        gitlab
+      rescue NoMethodError
+        nil
+      end
+
       def release_automation?
-        gitlab.mr_author == RELEASE_TOOLS_BOT
+        gitlab_helper&.mr_author == RELEASE_TOOLS_BOT
       end
 
       def project_name