diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
index 1246ede9e6d7a..4c139fb1326b0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
@@ -489,6 +489,11 @@ func EditPullRequest(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 	issue := pr.Issue
 	issue.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
+	
+	if err := issue.LoadAttributes(ctx); err != nil {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "LoadAttributes", err)
+		return
+	}
 
 	if !issue.IsPoster(ctx.Doer.ID) && !ctx.Repo.CanWrite(unit.TypePullRequests) {
 		ctx.Status(http.StatusForbidden)