diff --git a/models/issues/issue_test.go b/models/issues/issue_test.go
index 8b20e6d69f..e2a5aa1773 100644
--- a/models/issues/issue_test.go
+++ b/models/issues/issue_test.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func TestIssueLoadAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NotNil(t, issue.Projects[0])
 			assert.Equal(t, int64(1), issue.Projects[0].ID)
 		} else {
-			assert.Nil(t, issue.Projects[0])
+			assert.Nil(t, issue.Projects)
 		}
 	}
 }