diff --git a/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php b/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php
--- a/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/audit/editor/PhabricatorAuditEditor.php
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@
 
     // not every code path loads the repository so tread carefully
     // TODO: They should, and then we should simplify this.
-    if ($object->getRepository($assert_attached = false)) {
-      $repository = $object->getRepository();
+    $repository = $object->getRepository($assert_attached = false);
+    if ($repository != PhabricatorLiskDAO::ATTACHABLE) {
       if (!$repository->shouldPublish()) {
         return false;
       }