diff --git a/bot/code_review_bot/report/backend.py b/bot/code_review_bot/report/backend.py
index 9547d3875..fcb23eadc 100644
--- a/bot/code_review_bot/report/backend.py
+++ b/bot/code_review_bot/report/backend.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def publish(self, issues, revision):
             "id": revision.id,
             "phid": revision.phid,
             "title": revision.title,
-            "bugzilla_id": int(revision.bugzilla_id),
+            "bugzilla_id": revision.bugzilla_id,
             "repository": revision.target_repository,
         }
         backend_revision = self.create("/v1/revision/", data)
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def create(self, url_path, data):
         response = requests.post(
             url_post, json=data, auth=(self.username, self.password)
         )
+        if not response.ok:
+            logger.warn("Backend rejected the payload: {}".format(response.content))
         response.raise_for_status()
         out = response.json()
         logger.info("Created item on backend", url=url_post, id=out["id"])
diff --git a/bot/code_review_bot/revisions.py b/bot/code_review_bot/revisions.py
index 05fa7a036..a6a3f9098 100644
--- a/bot/code_review_bot/revisions.py
+++ b/bot/code_review_bot/revisions.py
@@ -348,7 +348,11 @@ def is_decision_task(task):
 
     @property
     def bugzilla_id(self):
-        return self.revision["fields"].get("bugzilla.bug-id")
+        try:
+            return int(self.revision["fields"].get("bugzilla.bug-id"))
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.info("No bugzilla id available for this revision")
+            return None
 
     @property
     def title(self):
diff --git a/bot/tests/test_reporter_backend.py b/bot/tests/test_reporter_backend.py
index 46585b4a5..f7ee24217 100644
--- a/bot/tests/test_reporter_backend.py
+++ b/bot/tests/test_reporter_backend.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def test_publication(mock_coverity_issues, mock_revision, mock_backend, mock_hgm
     mock_revision.target_repository = "test"
     mock_revision.mercurial_revision = "deadbeef1234"
 
+    assert mock_revision.bugzilla_id == 1234567
+
     configuration = {
         "url": "http://code-review-backend.test",
         "username": "tester",
@@ -89,3 +91,42 @@ def test_publication(mock_coverity_issues, mock_revision, mock_backend, mock_hgm
             "validates": False,
         },
     ]
+
+
+def test_missing_bugzilla_id(
+    mock_coverity_issues, mock_revision, mock_backend, mock_hgmo
+):
+    """
+    Test revision creation on the backend without a bugzilla id (None instead)
+    """
+    # Nothing in backend at first
+    revisions, diffs, issues = mock_backend
+    assert not revisions and not diffs and not issues
+
+    # Hardcode revision & repo
+    mock_revision.repository = "test-try"
+    mock_revision.target_repository = "test"
+    mock_revision.mercurial_revision = "deadbeef1234"
+
+    # Set bugzilla id as empty string
+    mock_revision.revision["fields"]["bugzilla.bug-id"] = ""
+    assert mock_revision.bugzilla_id is None
+
+    configuration = {
+        "url": "http://code-review-backend.test",
+        "username": "tester",
+        "password": "test1234",
+    }
+
+    r = BackendReporter(configuration)
+    r.publish(mock_coverity_issues, mock_revision)
+
+    assert len(revisions) == 1
+    assert 51 in revisions
+    assert revisions[51] == {
+        "bugzilla_id": None,
+        "id": 51,
+        "phid": "PHID-DREV-zzzzz",
+        "repository": "test",
+        "title": "Static Analysis tests",
+    }
diff --git a/bot/tests/test_reporter_debug.py b/bot/tests/test_reporter_debug.py
index aa8ba5442..dab921e19 100644
--- a/bot/tests/test_reporter_debug.py
+++ b/bot/tests/test_reporter_debug.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def test_publication(tmpdir, mock_issues, mock_revision):
         "id": 51,
         "diff_id": 42,
         "url": "https://phabricator.test/D51",
-        "bugzilla_id": "1234567",
+        "bugzilla_id": 1234567,
         "diff_phid": "PHID-DIFF-test",
         "phid": "PHID-DREV-zzzzz",
         "title": "Static Analysis tests",