1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb
index 2ae855d078b..4b186d93772 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/build_service.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module MergeRequests
     end
 
     def append_closes_description
-      return unless issue
+      return unless issue&.to_reference.present?
 
       closes_issue = "Closes #{issue.to_reference}"
 
@@ -160,10 +160,12 @@ module MergeRequests
 
       merge_request.title = "Resolve \"#{issue.title}\"" if issue.is_a?(Issue)
 
-      unless merge_request.title
+      return if merge_request.title.present?
+
+      if issue_iid.present?
+        merge_request.title = "Resolve #{issue.to_reference}"
         branch_title = source_branch.downcase.remove(issue_iid.downcase).titleize.humanize
-        merge_request.title = "Resolve #{issue_iid}"
-        merge_request.title += " \"#{branch_title}\"" unless branch_title.empty?
+        merge_request.title += " \"#{branch_title}\"" if branch_title.present?
       end
     end