diff --git a/packages/integration/src/gitlab/SingleInstanceGitlabCredentialsProvider.ts b/packages/integration/src/gitlab/SingleInstanceGitlabCredentialsProvider.ts
index 76068a948e..85c8fc8ab5 100644
--- a/packages/integration/src/gitlab/SingleInstanceGitlabCredentialsProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/integration/src/gitlab/SingleInstanceGitlabCredentialsProvider.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class SingleInstanceGitlabCredentialsProvider
     return new SingleInstanceGitlabCredentialsProvider(config.token);
   };
 
-  constructor(private readonly token?: string) {}
+  private constructor(private readonly token?: string) {}
 
   async getCredentials(_opts: { url: string }): Promise<GitlabCredentials> {
     if (!this.token) {