diff --git a/src/base/projects/Header.svelte b/src/base/projects/Header.svelte
index 4332a8c5e..6224f5d1f 100644
--- a/src/base/projects/Header.svelte
+++ b/src/base/projects/Header.svelte
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
   .clickable:hover {
     background-color: var(--color-foreground-background-lighter);
   }
+  .not-allowed {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+  }
+  .not-allowed.widget {
+    color: var(--color-foreground-faded);
+  }
   .clone {
     color: var(--color-yellow);
     background-color: var(--color-yellow-background);
@@ -196,6 +202,10 @@
     <div class="stat issue-count clickable widget" class:active={content == ProjectContent.Issues} on:click={toggleIssues}>
       <strong>{groupIssues(issues).open.length}</strong> issue(s)
     </div>
+  {:catch e}
+    <div class="stat issue-count not-allowed widget" title="Not supported">
+      0 issue(s)
+    </div>
   {/await}
   <div class="stat contributor-count widget">
     <strong>{tree.stats.contributors}</strong> contributor(s)
diff --git a/src/project.ts b/src/project.ts
index a6d51c0ba..af0587268 100644
--- a/src/project.ts
+++ b/src/project.ts
@@ -235,11 +235,10 @@ export class Project implements ProjectInfo {
   seed: Seed;
   peers: Peer[];
   branches: Branches;
-  issues: Issue[];
   profile: Profile | null;
   anchors: string[];
 
-  constructor(urn: string, info: ProjectInfo, seed: Seed, peers: Peer[], branches: Branches, profile: Profile | null, anchors: string[], issues: Issue[]) {
+  constructor(urn: string, info: ProjectInfo, seed: Seed, peers: Peer[], branches: Branches, profile: Profile | null, anchors: string[]) {
     this.urn = urn;
     this.head = info.head;
     this.name = info.name;
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ export class Project implements ProjectInfo {
     this.seed = seed;
     this.peers = peers;
     this.branches = branches;
-    this.issues = issues;
     this.profile = profile;
     this.anchors = anchors;
   }
@@ -386,7 +384,6 @@ export class Project implements ProjectInfo {
     const info = await Project.getInfo(id, seed.api);
     const urn = isRadicleId(id) ? id : info.urn;
     const anchors = profile ? await profile.confirmedProjectAnchors(urn, config) : [];
-    const issues = await Project.getIssues(urn, seed.api);
 
     // Older versions of http-api don't include the URN.
     if (! info.urn) info.urn = urn;
@@ -407,6 +404,6 @@ export class Project implements ProjectInfo {
       }
     }
 
-    return new Project(urn, info, seed, peers, remote.heads, profile, anchors, issues);
+    return new Project(urn, info, seed, peers, remote.heads, profile, anchors);
   }
 }