diff --git a/otc_metadata/services.py b/otc_metadata/services.py
index ef965065..dd3f1e1e 100644
--- a/otc_metadata/services.py
+++ b/otc_metadata/services.py
@@ -246,12 +246,19 @@ class Services(object):
                     x for x in srv["teams"] if x["permission"] == "write"
                 ]
             if "repositories" in srv and environment:
+                internal_exists = False
                 for repo in srv["repositories"]:
                     if (
                         "environment" in repo
                         and repo["environment"] == environment
                     ):
                         srv_res["repository"] = repo["repo"]
+                        if repo["environment"] == "internal":
+                            internal_exists = True
+                # internal repo does not exist
+                # service will be left out from metadata.yaml
+                if not internal_exists:
+                    continue
             for doc in self.all_docs:
                 if (
                     "html_location" in doc