diff --git a/feature/dashboard/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCase.kt b/feature/dashboard/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCase.kt
index 082901a8b8..e1db51b63a 100644
--- a/feature/dashboard/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCase.kt
+++ b/feature/dashboard/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCase.kt
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ internal class ObserveSyncInfoUseCase @Inject constructor(
 
         val recordsTotal = when {
             isEventSyncInProgress -> null
+            projectId.isBlank() -> null // without project ID, repository access attempts will throw an exception
             else -> enrolmentRecordRepository.count(SubjectQuery(projectId))
         }
         val recordsToUpload = when {
diff --git a/feature/dashboard/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCaseTest.kt b/feature/dashboard/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCaseTest.kt
index 9c2c7a59e4..fa63f700d7 100644
--- a/feature/dashboard/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCaseTest.kt
+++ b/feature/dashboard/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/dashboard/settings/syncinfo/usecase/ObserveSyncInfoUseCaseTest.kt
@@ -575,6 +575,24 @@ class ObserveSyncInfoUseCaseTest {
         assertThat(result.syncInfoSectionRecords.counterRecordsToDownload).isEqualTo("8")
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `should not count records when project id blank`() = runTest {
+        every { authStore.signedInProjectId } returns ""
+        every { authStore.observeSignedInProjectId() } returns MutableStateFlow("")
+        val mockIdleEventSyncState = mockk<EventSyncState>(relaxed = true) {
+            every { isSyncInProgress() } returns false
+            every { isSyncRunning() } returns false
+        }
+        every { eventSyncManager.getLastSyncState(any()) } returns MutableLiveData(mockIdleEventSyncState)
+        coEvery { enrolmentRecordRepository.count(any()) } returns 123
+        createUseCase()
+
+        val result = useCase().first()
+
+        assertThat(result.syncInfoSectionRecords.counterTotalRecords).isEmpty()
+        coVerify(exactly = 0) { enrolmentRecordRepository.count(any()) }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `should emit SyncInfo with empty record counters when sync in progress`() = runTest {
         val mockInProgressEventSyncState = mockk<EventSyncState>(relaxed = true) {