diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/files/api_project.patch b/roles/distgit/pagure/files/api_project.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eb3e04f4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/files/api_project.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
+index 80e0f22..02991fd 100644
+--- a/pagure/api/project.py
++++ b/pagure/api/project.py
+@@ -1449,6 +1449,7 @@ def api_new_project():
+ 
+     if (
+         pagure_config["PAGURE_AUTH"] == "oidc"
++        and hasattr(flask.g.fas_user, "can_create")
+         and flask.g.fas_user.can_create is False
+     ):
+         raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(
diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
index 1d10cd18c0..d358652861 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
   tags:
   - pagure
 
+# https://pagure.io/pagure/pull-request/5525
+- name: Fix the API call with token
+  ansible.posix.patch:
+    src: files/api_project.patch
+    dest: /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pagure/api/project.py
+  tags:
+  - pagure
+  - hotfix
+
 - name: Create the "git" user
   ansible.builtin.command:
     cmd: useradd --create-home --home-dir=/srv/git/  git