diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/webhook/WebhookManager.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/webhook/WebhookManager.java
index ccb4e82a7..83bd6a1c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/webhook/WebhookManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/webhook/WebhookManager.java
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ protected Function<GitHubRepositoryName, GHHook> createHookSubscribedTo(final Li
             @Override
             protected GHHook applyNullSafe(@Nonnull GitHubRepositoryName name) {
                 try {
-                    GHRepository repo = checkNotNull(
-                            from(name.resolve(allowedToManageHooks())).firstMatch(withAdminAccess()).orNull(),
-                            "There is no credentials with admin access to manage hooks on %s", name
-                    );
+                    GHRepository repo = from(name.resolve(allowedToManageHooks())).firstMatch(withAdminAccess())
+                            .orNull();
+                    if (repo == null) {
+                        LOGGER.warn("There is no credentials with admin access to manage hooks on {}", name);
+                        return null;
+                    }
 
                     Validate.notEmpty(events, "Events list for hook can't be empty");