diff --git a/.changeset/metal-mangos-jog.md b/.changeset/metal-mangos-jog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07bbfa4e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-mangos-jog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
+---
+
+Fix gitlab scaffolder publisher
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts
index 2f33358829..4894d99291 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.test.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe('GitLab Publisher', () => {
       const result = await publisher.publish({
         values: {
           isOrg: true,
-          storePath: 'blam/test',
+          storePath: 'bloum/blam/test',
           owner: 'bob',
         },
         directory: '/tmp/test',
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('GitLab Publisher', () => {
 
       const result = await publisher.publish({
         values: {
-          storePath: 'blam/test',
+          storePath: 'bloum/blam/test',
           owner: 'bob',
         },
         directory: '/tmp/test',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts
index 156a4a249c..c933ffb48a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ export class GitlabPublisher implements PublisherBase {
   private async createRemote(
     values: RequiredTemplateValues & Record<string, JsonValue>,
   ) {
-    const [owner, name] = values.storePath.split('/');
+    const pathElements = values.storePath.split('/');
+    const name = pathElements[pathElements.length - 1];
+    pathElements.pop();
+    const owner = pathElements.join('/');
 
     let targetNamespace = ((await this.client.Namespaces.show(owner)) as {
       id: number;