diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts
index 522e81cd2f..6c3445d4bb 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@ export class GitlabUrlReader implements UrlReader {
       `${
         pathToProject.origin
       }${relativePath}/api/v4/projects/${encodeURIComponent(project)}`,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          ...getGitLabRequestOptions(this.integration.config).headers,
+        },
+      },
     );
     const data = await result.json();
     if (!result.ok) {