diff --git a/roles/copr/frontend-cloud/templates/copr.conf b/roles/copr/frontend-cloud/templates/copr.conf
index c21d04ffd7..f55aaac70b 100644
--- a/roles/copr/frontend-cloud/templates/copr.conf
+++ b/roles/copr/frontend-cloud/templates/copr.conf
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ WHITELIST_EMAILS = [
 {% endif %}
 
 PAGURE_EVENTS = {
-{% if copr_pagure_events %}
+{% if copr_pagure_events is defined %}
   {% for instance, url in copr_pagure_events.items() %}
     {% for topic in [
   'git.receive',