diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogEntry.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogEntry.cs
index fdeba3f304..4d034007b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogEntry.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogEntry.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #nullable disable
 
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ private Drawable createTitle()
                 t.Colour = entryColour;
             });
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Repository))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Repository) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.GithubUrl))
                 addRepositoryReference(title, entryColour);
 
             if (entry.GithubUser != null)
@@ -104,17 +105,22 @@ private Drawable createTitle()
 
         private void addRepositoryReference(LinkFlowContainer title, Color4 entryColour)
         {
+            Debug.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.Repository));
+            Debug.Assert(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(entry.GithubUrl));
+
             title.AddText(" (", t =>
             {
                 t.Font = fontLarge;
                 t.Colour = entryColour;
             });
+
             title.AddLink($"{entry.Repository.Replace("ppy/", "")}#{entry.GithubPullRequestId}", entry.GithubUrl,
                 t =>
                 {
                     t.Font = fontLarge;
                     t.Colour = entryColour;
                 });
+
             title.AddText(")", t =>
             {
                 t.Font = fontLarge;