diff --git a/api/handlers/slack.ts b/api/handlers/slack.ts
index 320503789..483a4db62 100644
--- a/api/handlers/slack.ts
+++ b/api/handlers/slack.ts
@@ -24,15 +24,18 @@ export async function buildEntitledBranchList(entitlement: any, repoBranchesRepo
     const [repoOwner, repoName, directoryPath] = repo.split('/');
     const branches = await repoBranchesRepository.getRepoBranches(repoName, directoryPath);
     for (const branch of branches) {
-      if ('buildWithSnooty' in branch && branch['buildsWithSnooty']) {
-        const active = branch['active'];
-        const repoPath = `${repoOwner}/${repoName}${directoryPath ? '/' + directoryPath : ''}/${
-          branch['gitBranchName']
-        }`;
-        if (!active) {
-          entitledBranches.push(`!inactive ` + `${repoPath}`);
-        } else {
-          entitledBranches.push(repoPath);
+      if ('buildsWithSnooty' in branch) {
+        const buildWithSnooty = branch['buildsWithSnooty'];
+        if (buildWithSnooty) {
+          const active = branch['active'];
+          const repoPath = `${repoOwner}/${repoName}${directoryPath ? '/' + directoryPath : ''}/${
+            branch['gitBranchName']
+          }`;
+          if (!active) {
+            entitledBranches.push(`!inactive ` + `${repoPath}`);
+          } else {
+            entitledBranches.push(repoPath);
+          }
         }
       }
     }