diff --git a/ee/lib/ai/amazon_q.rb b/ee/lib/ai/amazon_q.rb
index 4b2c8760764998c00c814295b161c1a62a3e1475..e44865db4d2b570963b4a741e38666217b087296 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? || false
       end
 
       def ai_settings