diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
index c04be788f07bd46469a02845acf69b5db8db5f81..e90de83a9b2f8ba6ccc707ccd9bfed2c6d5a79f2 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown.rb
@@ -189,8 +189,12 @@ module Gitlab
 
           link_to("##{identifier}", url, options)
         end
-      elsif project.issues_tracker == 'jira'
-        reference_jira_issue(identifier, project)
+      else
+        config = Gitlab.config
+        external_issue_tracker = config.issues_tracker[project.issues_tracker]
+        if external_issue_tracker.present?
+          reference_external_issue(identifier, external_issue_tracker, project)
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -226,9 +230,9 @@ module Gitlab
       end
     end
 
-    def reference_jira_issue(identifier, project = @project)
+    def reference_external_issue(identifier, issue_tracker, project = @project)
       url = url_for_issue(identifier)
-      title = Gitlab.config.issues_tracker[project.issues_tracker]["title"]
+      title = issue_tracker['title']
 
       options = html_options.merge(
         title: "Issue in #{title}",