diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
index 8fb6fbe4da..7f81683408 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-gitlab/src/GitLabDiscoveryProcessor.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class GitLabDiscoveryProcessor implements CatalogProcessor {
     };
 
     const lastActivity = (await this.cache.get(this.getCacheKey())) as string;
-    if (lastActivity !== '') {
+    if (lastActivity) {
       opts.last_activity_after = lastActivity;
     }