diff --git a/src/api/app/models/event/request.rb b/src/api/app/models/event/request.rb
index edf6c233cfc..5fc9a43a6f3 100644
--- a/src/api/app/models/event/request.rb
+++ b/src/api/app/models/event/request.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ def calculate_diff(a)
   end
 
   def payload_with_diff
+    source_projects = payload['actions'].map { |action| action[:source_project] }.uniq.compact
+    source_projects.each do |source_project|
+      return payload if Project.unscoped.is_remote_project?(source_project, true)
+    end
+
     ret = payload
     payload['actions'].each do |a|
       diff = calculate_diff(a)