diff --git a/lib/services/gitlab.js b/lib/services/gitlab.js
index 0a9923eb..2fbd1c6b 100644
--- a/lib/services/gitlab.js
+++ b/lib/services/gitlab.js
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ module.exports = {
 
   configuration : function(){
     console.log('    Gitlab CI Detected');
+    var remote = process.env.CI_BUILD_REPO || process.env.CI_REPOSITORY_URL || '';
     return {
       service : 'gitlab',
       build :  process.env.CI_BUILD_ID,
       commit : process.env.CI_BUILD_REF,
       branch : process.env.CI_BUILD_REF_NAME,
       root : process.env.CI_PROJECT_DIR,
-      slug : process.env.CI_BUILD_REPO.split('/').slice(3, 5).join('/').replace('.git', '')
+      slug : remote.split('/').slice(3, 5).join('/').replace('.git', '')
     };
   }