diff --git a/lib/datasource/orb/index.ts b/lib/datasource/orb/index.ts
index 59b9ff90b12d24125cd14de6b0cb0251790fb92a..0c903b6ac056a0a73c64f9b07e65f956ed73d627 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/orb/index.ts
+++ b/lib/datasource/orb/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ export class OrbDatasource extends Datasource {
     lookupName,
     registryUrl,
   }: GetReleasesConfig): Promise<ReleaseResult | null> {
+    // istanbul ignore if
+    if (!registryUrl) {
+      return null;
+    }
     const url = `${registryUrl}graphql-unstable`;
     const body = {
       query,
@@ -51,19 +55,15 @@ export class OrbDatasource extends Datasource {
       return null;
     }
     // Simplify response before caching and returning
-    const dep: ReleaseResult = {
-      releases: null,
-    };
-    if (res.homeUrl?.length) {
-      dep.homepage = res.homeUrl;
-    }
-    dep.homepage =
-      dep.homepage || `https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/${lookupName}`;
-    dep.releases = res.versions.map(({ version, createdAt }) => ({
+    const homepage = res.homeUrl?.length
+      ? res.homeUrl
+      : `https://circleci.com/developer/orbs/orb/${lookupName}`;
+    const releases = res.versions.map(({ version, createdAt }) => ({
       version,
-      releaseTimestamp: createdAt || null,
+      releaseTimestamp: createdAt ?? null,
     }));
 
+    const dep = { homepage, releases };
     logger.trace({ dep }, 'dep');
     return dep;
   }
diff --git a/tsconfig.strict.json b/tsconfig.strict.json
index b7bbf3976158ab2491ec67439741616c1125c826..fee429149b033bf34d9c6bc9c0408c1b5924f5a7 100644
--- a/tsconfig.strict.json
+++ b/tsconfig.strict.json
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
     "lib/datasource/nuget/index.ts",
     "lib/datasource/nuget/v2.ts",
     "lib/datasource/nuget/v3.ts",
-    "lib/datasource/orb/index.ts",
     "lib/datasource/packagist/index.ts",
     "lib/datasource/pod/index.ts",
     "lib/datasource/pypi/index.ts",