diff --git a/Sources/App/Commands/Ingest.swift b/Sources/App/Commands/Ingest.swift
index 797aca1ff2..c323c4cebd 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Commands/Ingest.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Commands/Ingest.swift
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func updateRepository(on database: Database,
 
     repository.defaultBranch = repoMetadata.defaultBranch
     repository.forks = repoMetadata.forkCount
-    repository.fundingLinks = repoMetadata.fundingLinks
+    repository.fundingLinks = repoMetadata.fundingLinks ?? []
     repository.homepageUrl = repoMetadata.homepageUrl?.trimmed
     repository.isArchived = repoMetadata.isArchived
     repository.isInOrganization = repoMetadata.isInOrganization
diff --git a/Sources/App/Core/Github.swift b/Sources/App/Core/Github.swift
index 3c7c7bfd85..d86f20469c 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Core/Github.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Core/Github.swift
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ extension Github {
             var defaultBranchRef: DefaultBranchRef?
             var description: String?
             var forkCount: Int
-            var fundingLinks: [FundingLink]
+            var fundingLinks: [FundingLink]?
             var homepageUrl: String?
             var isArchived: Bool
             // periphery:ignore