diff --git a/ee/lib/ai/amazon_q.rb b/ee/lib/ai/amazon_q.rb
index 4b2c8760764998c00c814295b161c1a62a3e1475..c0a7b971e29a5f042ef6a54bc2c8a0a1b312ed0b 100644
--- a/ee/lib/ai/amazon_q.rb
+++ b/ee/lib/ai/amazon_q.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def ensure_service_account_unblocked!(current_user:, service_account: nil)
       private
 
       def amazon_q_free_access?(unit_primitive)
-        unit_primitive.cut_off_date.nil? || unit_primitive.cut_off_date.future?
+        unit_primitive&.cut_off_date.nil? || unit_primitive&.cut_off_date&.future?
       end
 
       def ai_settings