diff --git a/app/services/repositories/create_service.rb b/app/services/repositories/create_service.rb
index 38aecaaa0..70dc84799 100644
--- a/app/services/repositories/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/repositories/create_service.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Repositories::CreateService < ApplicationService
     ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
       if @repository.save!
         gitea_repository = Gitea::Repository::CreateService.new(user.gitea_token, gitea_repository_params).call
-        sync_project(gitea_repository)
+        sync_project(@repository, gitea_repository)
         sync_repository(@repository, gitea_repository)
       end
       @repository
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ class Repositories::CreateService < ApplicationService
 
   private
 
-  def sync_project(gitea_repository)
+  def sync_project(repository, gitea_repository)
+    project.update_column('identifier', repository.identifier)
     project.update_columns(gpid: gitea_repository["id"]) if gitea_repository
   end