diff --git a/app/views/reports/elements/_my_module_repository_element.html.erb b/app/views/reports/elements/_my_module_repository_element.html.erb
index 46f32d5b7..b5ac1686e 100644
--- a/app/views/reports/elements/_my_module_repository_element.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reports/elements/_my_module_repository_element.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% my_module ||= @my_module %>
-<% element_id ||= nil %>
 <% repository ||= nil %>
+<% element_id ||= repository&.id %>
 <% repository_snapshot ||= nil %>
 <% repository = assigned_repository_or_snapshot(my_module, element_id, repository, repository_snapshot) %>
 <% timestamp = Time.current + 1.year - 1.days %>