diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 71e220871878328ac2d666c6763a17062bd9509f..a2a91888a54edb4ca5aae2555412d10813851e70 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -1182,7 +1182,10 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
       { key: 'CI_REGISTRY', value: Gitlab.config.registry.host_port, public: true }
     ]
 
-    variables << { key: 'CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE', value: container_registry_repository_url, public: true } if container_registry_enabled?
+    if container_registry_enabled?
+      variables << { key: 'CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE', value: container_registry_repository_url, public: true }
+    end
+
     variables
   end
 
diff --git a/doc/ci/variables/README.md b/doc/ci/variables/README.md
index c9eebec801daeec8ec88691e559b92154955feb7..4bf610f0e9a7ebdedeed12af347811061784b5b3 100644
--- a/doc/ci/variables/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/variables/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The `API_TOKEN` will take the Secure Variable value: `SECURE`.
 | **CI_PROJECT_DIR**      | all    | all    | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the build is run |
 | **CI_REGISTRY**         | 8.10   | 0.5    | If the Container Registry is enabled it returns the address of GitLab's Container Registry |
 | **CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE**   | 8.10   | 0.5    | If the Container Registry is enabled for the project it returnes the address of the registry tied to the specific project |
-| **CI_RUNNER_ID**        | 8.10   | 0.5    | The unique id of the used runner |
+| **CI_RUNNER_ID**        | 8.10   | 0.5    | The unique id of runner being used |
 | **CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION** | 8.10 | 0.5    | The description of the runner as saved in GitLab |
 | **CI_RUNNER_TAGS**      | 8.10   | 0.5    | The defined runner tags |