diff --git a/spinn_front_end_common/interface/abstract_spinnaker_base.py b/spinn_front_end_common/interface/abstract_spinnaker_base.py
index dd7587a3c0..86bfb440f3 100644
--- a/spinn_front_end_common/interface/abstract_spinnaker_base.py
+++ b/spinn_front_end_common/interface/abstract_spinnaker_base.py
@@ -296,12 +296,16 @@ def __group_collab_or_job(self):
         cwd = os.getcwd()
         match_obj = SHARED_PATH.match(cwd)
         if match_obj:
-            return self.__get_collab_id_from_folder(
+            collab = self.__get_collab_id_from_folder(
                 match_obj.group(SHARED_GROUP))
+            if collab is not None:
+                return collab
         match_obj = SHARED_WITH_PATH.match(cwd)
         if match_obj:
-            return self.__get_collab_id_from_folder(
+            collab = self.__get_collab_id_from_folder(
                 match_obj.group(SHARED_WITH_GROUP))
+            if collab is not None:
+                return collab
 
         # Try to use the config to get a group
         group = get_config_str_or_none("Machine", "spalloc_group")
@@ -315,7 +319,10 @@ def __get_collab_id_from_folder(self, folder):
         """ Currently hacky way to get the EBRAINS collab id from the
             drive folder, replicated from the NMPI collab template.
         """
-        ebrains_drive_client = ebrains_drive.connect(token=self.__bearer_token)
+        token = self.__bearer_token
+        if token is None:
+            return None
+        ebrains_drive_client = ebrains_drive.connect(token=token)
         repo_by_title = ebrains_drive_client.repos.get_repos_by_name(folder)
         if len(repo_by_title) != 1:
             logger.warning(f"The repository for collab {folder} could not be"