diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/New/GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey.php b/app/Livewire/Project/New/GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey.php
index 723d4bb60..ad52b9070 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/New/GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/New/GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use App\Models\PrivateKey;
 use App\Models\Project;
 use App\Models\StandaloneDocker;
 use App\Models\SwarmDocker;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Livewire\Component;
 use Spatie\Url\Url;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey extends Component
     public $current_step = 'private_keys';
     public $parameters;
     public $query;
-    public $private_keys;
+    public $private_keys =[];
     public int $private_key_id;
 
     public int $port = 3000;
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ class GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey extends Component
     public $build_pack = 'nixpacks';
     public bool $show_is_static = true;
 
+    private object $repository_url_parsed;
+    private GithubApp|GitlabApp|string $git_source = 'other';
+    private ?string $git_host = null;
+    private string $git_repository;
+
     protected $rules = [
         'repository_url' => 'required',
         'branch' => 'required|string',
@@ -49,10 +55,7 @@ class GithubPrivateRepositoryDeployKey extends Component
         'publish_directory' => 'Publish directory',
         'build_pack' => 'Build pack',
     ];
-    private object $repository_url_parsed;
-    private GithubApp|GitlabApp|string $git_source = 'other';
-    private ?string $git_host = null;
-    private string $git_repository;
+
 
     public function mount()
     {
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/new/github-private-repository-deploy-key.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/new/github-private-repository-deploy-key.blade.php
index 19fcd134e..1e3579669 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/new/github-private-repository-deploy-key.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/new/github-private-repository-deploy-key.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                 <li class="step">Select a Repository, Branch & Save</li>
             </ul>
             <div class="flex flex-col justify-center gap-2 text-left xl:flex-row">
-                @foreach ($private_keys as $key)
+                @forelse ($private_keys as $key)
                     @if ($private_key_id == $key->id)
                         <div class="gap-2 py-4 cursor-pointer group hover:bg-coollabs bg-coolgray-200"
                             wire:click.defer="setPrivateKey('{{ $key->id }}')" wire:key="{{ $key->id }}">
@@ -32,7 +32,16 @@
                             </div>
                         </div>
                     @endif
-                @endforeach
+                @empty
+                    <div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2">
+                        <div class="text-neutral-500">
+                            No private keys found.
+                        </div>
+                        <a href="{{ route('security.private-key.index') }}">
+                            <x-forms.button>Create a new private key</x-forms.button>
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                @endforelse
             </div>
         @endif
         @if ($current_step === 'repository')