diff --git a/.changeset/little-lemons-hope.md b/.changeset/little-lemons-hope.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2a7f747d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/little-lemons-hope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+GitLab preparer uses the right token (primarily the same one as the publisher, falling back to the integrations token)
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
index d5f5a5c56b..46abade7c7 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.4.1",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.6.0",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.2",
+    "@backstage/integration": "^0.1.4",
     "@gitbeaker/core": "^25.2.0",
     "@gitbeaker/node": "^25.2.0",
     "@octokit/rest": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.test.ts
index 3d8d7faf7a..8712507026 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const mockEntityWithProtocol = (protocol: string): TemplateEntityV1alpha1 => ({
     name: 'graphql-starter',
     title: 'GraphQL Service',
     description:
-      'A GraphQL starter template for backstage to get you up and running\nthe best pracices with GraphQL\n',
+      'A GraphQL starter template for backstage to get you up and running\nthe best practices with GraphQL\n',
     uid: '9cf16bad-16e0-4213-b314-c4eec773c50b',
     etag: 'ZTkxMjUxMjUtYWY3Yi00MjU2LWFkYWMtZTZjNjU5ZjJhOWM2',
     generation: 1,
@@ -89,16 +89,41 @@ describe('GitLabPreparer', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it(`calls the clone command with the correct arguments if an access token is provided for a repository using the ${protocol} protocol`, async () => {
+    it(`calls the clone command with the correct arguments if an access token is provided in integrations for a repository using the ${protocol} protocol`, async () => {
       const preparer = new GitlabPreparer(
         new ConfigReader({
-          catalog: {
-            processors: {
-              gitlabApi: {
-                privateToken: 'fake-token',
+          integrations: {
+            gitlab: [
+              {
+                host: 'gitlab.com',
+                token: 'fake-token',
               },
+            ],
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+      mockEntity = mockEntityWithProtocol(protocol);
+      await preparer.prepare(mockEntity, { logger: getVoidLogger() });
+      expect(mocks.Clone.clone).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        1,
+        'https://gitlab.com/benjdlambert/backstage-graphql-template',
+        expect.any(String),
+        {
+          fetchOpts: {
+            callbacks: {
+              credentials: expect.anything(),
             },
           },
+        },
+      );
+    });
+
+    it(`calls the clone command with the correct arguments if an access token is provided in scaffolder for a repository using the ${protocol} protocol`, async () => {
+      const preparer = new GitlabPreparer(
+        new ConfigReader({
+          scaffolder: {
+            gitlab: { api: { token: 'fake-token' } },
+          },
         }),
       );
       mockEntity = mockEntityWithProtocol(protocol);
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.ts
index 605c8db2df..c2c2dcd3fd 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/gitlab.ts
@@ -13,24 +13,32 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-import os from 'os';
-import fs from 'fs-extra';
-import path from 'path';
-import { TemplateEntityV1alpha1 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-import { parseLocationAnnotation } from '../helpers';
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/backend-common';
-import { PreparerBase, PreparerOptions } from './types';
+import { TemplateEntityV1alpha1 } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import {
+  GitLabIntegrationConfig,
+  readGitLabIntegrationConfigs,
+} from '@backstage/integration';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import GitUriParser from 'git-url-parse';
 import { Clone, Cred } from 'nodegit';
-import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+import { parseLocationAnnotation } from '../helpers';
+import { PreparerBase, PreparerOptions } from './types';
 
 export class GitlabPreparer implements PreparerBase {
-  private readonly privateToken: string;
+  private readonly integrations: GitLabIntegrationConfig[];
+  private readonly scaffolderToken: string | undefined;
 
   constructor(config: Config) {
-    this.privateToken =
-      config.getOptionalString('catalog.processors.gitlabApi.privateToken') ??
-      '';
+    this.integrations = readGitLabIntegrationConfigs(
+      config.getOptionalConfigArray('integrations.gitlab') ?? [],
+    );
+    this.scaffolderToken = config.getOptionalString(
+      'scaffolder.gitlab.api.token',
+    );
   }
 
   async prepare(
@@ -58,12 +66,12 @@ export class GitlabPreparer implements PreparerBase {
       template.spec.path ?? '.',
     );
 
-    const options = this.privateToken
+    const token = this.getToken(parsedGitLocation.resource);
+    const options = token
       ? {
           fetchOpts: {
             callbacks: {
-              credentials: () =>
-                Cred.userpassPlaintextNew('oauth2', this.privateToken),
+              credentials: () => Cred.userpassPlaintextNew('oauth2', token),
             },
           },
         }
@@ -73,4 +81,11 @@ export class GitlabPreparer implements PreparerBase {
 
     return path.resolve(tempDir, templateDirectory);
   }
+
+  private getToken(host: string): string | undefined {
+    return (
+      this.scaffolderToken ||
+      this.integrations.find(c => c.host === host)?.token
+    );
+  }
 }