diff --git a/app/models/katello/repository.rb b/app/models/katello/repository.rb
index 6888d9e0b5a..bc502d423f6 100644
--- a/app/models/katello/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/katello/repository.rb
@@ -862,11 +862,20 @@ def self.search_by_content_label(_key, operator, value)
     def self.safe_render_container_name(repository, pattern = nil)
       if (pattern && !pattern.blank?) || (repository.environment && !repository.environment.registry_name_pattern.empty?)
         pattern ||= repository.environment.registry_name_pattern
+        environment = repository.environment
+        # For archived repositories, environment will be nil. In this case, get a 
+        # valid env from the first non-archived repository.
+        environment ||= repository.content_view.repositories.first.environment
         allowed_methods = {}
         allowed_vars = {}
-        scope_variables = {repository: repository, organization: repository.organization, product: repository.product,
-                           lifecycle_environment: repository.environment, content_view: repository.content_view_version.content_view,
-                           content_view_version: repository.content_view_version}
+        scope_variables = {
+          repository: repository, 
+          organization: repository.organization,
+          product: repository.product, 
+          lifecycle_environment: environment, 
+          content_view: repository.content_view_version.content_view,
+          content_view_version: repository.content_view_version
+        }
         box = Safemode::Box.new(repository, allowed_methods)
         erb = ERB.new(pattern)
         pattern = box.eval(erb.src, allowed_vars, scope_variables)