diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx
index a3d7e58d..910ff825 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/Detail.jsx
@@ -104,10 +104,16 @@ const BannerSkeleton = () => (
   </SkeletonContainer>
 );
 
-if (registration === null) return <BannerSkeleton />;
-if (registration == undefined) {
-  return <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem", fontSize: "1.5rem" }}>Project not found</div>;
-}
+const account = fetch("https://api3.nearblocks.io/v1/account/" + projectId);
+
+if (registration === null || account === null) return <BannerSkeleton />;
+
+const isObjectNotEmpty = (obj) => Object.keys(obj).length > 0;
+
+const addressExist = account?.body?.account[0];
+
+if (!isObjectNotEmpty(addressExist || {}))
+  return <div style={{ marginTop: "1rem", fontSize: "1.5rem" }}>Account does not exist.</div>;
 
 const [directDonations, setDirectDonations] = useState(null);
 // mapping of pot IDs to array of Round Matching Donations for the project
diff --git a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ProjectBanner.jsx b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ProjectBanner.jsx
index 52e1d5dc..79af3abb 100644
--- a/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ProjectBanner.jsx
+++ b/apps/potlock/widget/Project/ProjectBanner.jsx
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ const statuses = {
     textColor: "#F6F5F3",
     toggleColor: "#C7C7C7",
   },
+  Unregistered: {
+    background: "#DD3345",
+    text: "UNREGISTERED: This account has not registered as a public good",
+    textColor: "#F6F5F3",
+    toggleColor: "#C7C7C7",
+  },
 };
-const registrationStatus = statuses[registration.status];
+const registrationStatus = registration ? statuses[registration.status] : statuses.Unregistered;
 
 const Banner = styled.div`
   width: 100%;