diff --git a/src/Activity/ActivityService.php b/src/Activity/ActivityService.php
index d4ff5cd86..fb14b65ff 100644
--- a/src/Activity/ActivityService.php
+++ b/src/Activity/ActivityService.php
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ class ActivityService
 
     public function findActivityByName(string $name, ?Project $project = null): ?Activity
     {
+        if ($project === null) {
+            return $this->repository->findOneBy(['project' => null, 'name' => $name]);
+        }
+
         return $this->repository->findOneBy(['project' => $project->getId(), 'name' => $name]);
     }
 }