diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 75024b9c..c752d320 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -923,40 +923,40 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     const branch = pullRequest.head.ref;
 
     if (
-      pullRequest.head.repo === null ||
-      pullRequest.head.repo.full_name ===
-        `${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}`
+      pullRequest.head.repo?.full_name !==
+      `${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}`
     ) {
-      issueLogger.info(
-        `Deleting the branch "${LoggerService.cyan(branch)}" from closed $$type`
-      );
-
-      try {
-        this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
-        this.statistics?.incrementDeletedBranchesCount();
-
-        if (!this.options.debugOnly) {
-          await this.client.rest.git.deleteRef({
-            owner: context.repo.owner,
-            repo: context.repo.repo,
-            ref: `heads/${branch}`
-          });
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        issueLogger.error(
-          `Error when deleting the branch "${LoggerService.cyan(
-            branch
-          )}" from $$type: ${error.message}`
-        );
-      }
-    } else {
       issueLogger.warning(
         `Deleting the branch "${LoggerService.cyan(
           branch
         )}" has skipped because it belongs to other repo ${
-          pullRequest.head.repo.full_name
+          pullRequest.head.repo!.full_name
         }`
       );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    issueLogger.info(
+      `Deleting the branch "${LoggerService.cyan(branch)}" from closed $$type`
+    );
+
+    try {
+      this._consumeIssueOperation(issue);
+      this.statistics?.incrementDeletedBranchesCount();
+
+      if (!this.options.debugOnly) {
+        await this.client.rest.git.deleteRef({
+          owner: context.repo.owner,
+          repo: context.repo.repo,
+          ref: `heads/${branch}`
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      issueLogger.error(
+        `Error when deleting the branch "${LoggerService.cyan(
+          branch
+        )}" from $$type: ${error.message}`
+      );
     }
   }