1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/services/projects/update_service.rb b/app/services/projects/update_service.rb
index 30ca95eef7a..d81035e4eba 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/update_service.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Projects
         return error('New visibility level not allowed!')
       end
 
-      if project.has_container_registry_tags?
+      if renaming_project_with_container_registry_tags?
         return error('Cannot rename project because it contains container registry tags!')
       end
 
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ module Projects
       true
     end
 
+    def renaming_project_with_container_registry_tags?
+      new_path = params[:path]
+
+      new_path && new_path != project.path &&
+        project.has_container_registry_tags?
+    end
+
     def changing_default_branch?
       new_branch = params[:default_branch]