diff --git a/cobra/utils.py b/cobra/utils.py
index f3e7b656..81a20aa9 100644
--- a/cobra/utils.py
+++ b/cobra/utils.py
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ def target_directory(self, target_mode):
                 target, branch = self.target, 'master'
             else:
                 logger.critical('Target url exception: {u}'.format(u=self.target))
-            if 'gitlab' in target:
+            domain = Config('git', 'domain').value
+            if domain in target:
                 username = Config('git', 'username').value
                 password = Config('git', 'password').value
             else:
diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index d9a6bef8..a8893692 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ password:
 [git]
 username:
 password:
+domain:
 private_token:
 # http://xxx.gitlab.com/api/v3/projects/all
 gitlab_url: