diff --git a/client/src/preview/util/digitalTwinUtils.ts b/client/src/preview/util/digitalTwinUtils.ts
index 02733016b..4d1fff9fb 100644
--- a/client/src/preview/util/digitalTwinUtils.ts
+++ b/client/src/preview/util/digitalTwinUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { FileState } from "preview/store/file.slice";
-import GitlabInstance from "./gitlab";
 import DigitalTwin from "./gitlabDigitalTwin";
 
 export function isValidInstance(digitalTwin: DigitalTwin): boolean {
@@ -36,14 +35,13 @@ export function getCommitMessage(file: FileState): string {
 }
 
 export async function createFile(
-  gitlabInstance: GitlabInstance,
-  projectId: number,
+  digitalTwin: DigitalTwin,
   file: FileState,
   filePath: string,
   commitMessage: string
 ): Promise<void> {
-  await gitlabInstance.api.RepositoryFiles.create(
-    projectId,
+  await digitalTwin.gitlabInstance.api.RepositoryFiles.create(
+    digitalTwin.gitlabInstance.projectId!,
     `${filePath}/${file.name}`,
     'main',
     file.content,
diff --git a/client/src/preview/util/gitlabDigitalTwin.ts b/client/src/preview/util/gitlabDigitalTwin.ts
index 4c52b2f48..1cf94dead 100644
--- a/client/src/preview/util/gitlabDigitalTwin.ts
+++ b/client/src/preview/util/gitlabDigitalTwin.ts
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class DigitalTwin {
           const filePath = getFilePath(file, mainFolderPath, lifecycleFolderPath);
           const commitMessage = getCommitMessage(file);
   
-          await createFile(this.gitlabInstance, this.gitlabInstance.projectId, file, filePath, commitMessage);
+          await createFile(this, file, filePath, commitMessage);
         }
       }