1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/factories/project_statistics.rb b/spec/factories/project_statistics.rb
index 72d43096216..6c2ed7c6581 100644
--- a/spec/factories/project_statistics.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/project_statistics.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :project_statistics do
-    project { create :project }
-    namespace { project.namespace }
+    project
+
+    initialize_with do
+      # statistics are automatically created when a project is created
+      project&.statistics || new
+    end
   end
 end