diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/webhooks/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/webhooks/register.go
index ce357188bad..d4a4991f92b 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/webhooks/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/webhooks/register.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type WebhookExtraBuilder struct {
 
 // FIXME: separate the URL provider from connector to simplify operators
 func (b *WebhookExtraBuilder) WebhookURL(ctx context.Context, r *provisioning.Repository) string {
-	if !b.isPublic {
+	if b == nil || !b.isPublic {
 		return ""
 	}