diff --git a/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.test.ts b/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.test.ts
index fd374ea56f..c6e7410932 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.test.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.test.ts
@@ -189,15 +189,30 @@ describe('gitlab core', () => {
 
   describe('getGitLabRequestOptions', () => {
     it('should return Authorization header when oauthToken is provided', () => {
-      const oauthToken = 'mock-oauth-token';
+      const token =
+        'de6780bc506a0446309bd9362820ba8aed28aa506c71eedbe1c5c4f9dd350e54';
       const result = getGitLabRequestOptions(
         configSelfHosteWithRelativePath,
-        oauthToken,
+        token,
       );
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
         headers: {
-          Authorization: `Bearer ${oauthToken}`,
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return private-token header when gl-token is provided', () => {
+      const token = 'glpat-1234566';
+      const result = getGitLabRequestOptions(
+        configSelfHosteWithRelativePath,
+        token,
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        headers: {
+          'PRIVATE-TOKEN': token,
         },
       });
     });
@@ -208,7 +223,6 @@ describe('gitlab core', () => {
         configSelfHosteWithRelativePath,
         oauthToken,
       );
-
       expect(result).toEqual({
         headers: {
           'PRIVATE-TOKEN': configSelfHosteWithRelativePath.token,
diff --git a/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.ts b/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.ts
index e940440ea4..94f4b65d9f 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/gitlab/core.ts
@@ -53,21 +53,21 @@ export async function getGitLabFileFetchUrl(
  */
 export function getGitLabRequestOptions(
   config: GitLabIntegrationConfig,
-  oauthToken?: string,
+  token?: string,
 ): { headers: Record<string, string> } {
-  if (oauthToken) {
+  if (token) {
+    // If token comes from the user and starts with "gl", it's a private token (see https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/security/token_overview.html#token-prefixes)
     return {
-      headers: {
-        Authorization: `Bearer ${oauthToken}`,
-      },
+      headers: token.startsWith('gl')
+        ? { 'PRIVATE-TOKEN': token }
+        : { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` }, // Otherwise, it's a bearer token
     };
   }
 
-  const { token = '' } = config;
+  // If token not provided, fetch the integration token
+  const { token: configToken = '' } = config;
   return {
-    headers: {
-      'PRIVATE-TOKEN': token,
-    },
+    headers: { 'PRIVATE-TOKEN': configToken },
   };
 }