diff --git a/tests/utils/test_pagure.py b/tests/utils/test_pagure.py
index 20e330b..e89d22f 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_pagure.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_pagure.py
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ class TestPagureGetProject:
         Assert that getting project_info works correctly.
         """
         response_mock = Mock()
-        response_mock.status_code = 200
+        response_mock.ok = True
 
         project_name = "zlopez"
         data = {"name": project_name}
@@ -1128,14 +1128,37 @@ class TestPagureGetProject:
 
         assert result == data
 
+    def test_get_project_doesnt_exist(self):
+        """
+        Assert that getting project_info doesn't return anything if the project doesn't exist.
+        """
+        response_mock = Mock()
+        response_mock.ok = False
+        response_mock.status_code = 404
+
+        self.pagure._requests_session.get.return_value = response_mock
+
+        namespace = "namespace"
+        repo = "repo"
+
+        result = self.pagure.get_project(namespace, repo)
+
+        self.pagure._requests_session.get.assert_called_with(
+            "https://pagure.io/api/0/{0}/{1}".format(namespace, repo),
+            headers=self.pagure.get_auth_header(),
+        )
+
+        assert result is None
+
     def test_get_project_failure(self):
         """
         Assert that failing to get project data is handled correctly.
         """
         response_mock = Mock()
+        response_mock.ok = False
         response_mock.status_code = 500
 
-        self.pagure._requests_session.get.side_effect = response_mock
+        self.pagure._requests_session.get.return_value = response_mock
 
         namespace = "namespace"
         repo = "repo"
diff --git a/toddlers/utils/pagure.py b/toddlers/utils/pagure.py
index 570a260..5aeb063 100644
--- a/toddlers/utils/pagure.py
+++ b/toddlers/utils/pagure.py
@@ -555,13 +555,15 @@ class Pagure:
         log.debug("Getting project '{0}/{1}'".format(namespace, repo))
         response = self._requests_session.get(contributors_api_url, headers=headers)
 
-        if response.status_code != 200:
+        if response.ok:
+            result = response.json()
+        elif response.status_code == 404:
+            result = None
+        else:
             log.error(
                 "Error when retrieving project '{0}/{1}'. "
                 "Got status_code '{2}'.".format(namespace, repo, response.status_code)
             )
             raise PagureError("Couldn't get project '{0}/{1}'".format(namespace, repo))
 
-        result = response.json()
-
         return result