diff --git a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb
index 638766cca2fa543372a1be37ded55a507f414ad4..d2997e73455c21c4a34db819de69c1c11bb1f0fb 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/email/handler/create_issue_handler.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
         def execute
           raise ProjectNotFound unless project
+
           validate_permission!(:create_issue)
 
           verify_record!(