diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/shared_script.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/shared_script.gitlab-ci.yml
index 59ad55727075023620ceed6f722e2725c7532855..dfdbd6dc8f8bcf2b1b8873771221410fd7ab3a82 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/shared_script.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/shared_script.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@
           BRANCH_TO_PULL=${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}
       fi
     - apt-get install -y jq
-    - DEPENDENCY_ID=$(curl "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/groups/${CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE_ID}/projects?search=${DEPENDENCY_NAME}" | jq -r '.[0].id')
+    # Check group namespace is valid, if not DEPENDENCY_ID=6437 (aidge group ID)
+    - >
+      if [ $(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/groups/${CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE_ID}") -eq 404 ]; then
+        DEPENDENCY_ID=$(curl "https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/groups/${CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE_ID}/projects?search=${DEPENDENCY_NAME}" | jq -r '.[0].id')
+      else
+        echo "Using aidge group id by default"
+        DEPENDENCY_ID=6437
+      fi
     - echo "Project ID for ${DEPENDENCY_NAME} is ${DEPENDENCY_ID}"
 
     - echo "curling from https://gitlab.eclipse.org/api/v4/projects/$DEPENDENCY_ID/jobs/artifacts/$BRANCH_TO_PULL/download?job=$DEPENDENCY_JOB"