diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.test.ts
index b114788afa..e255652f15 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.test.ts
@@ -643,8 +643,10 @@ describe('publish:gitlab', () => {
 
   it('should show proper error message when token has insufficient permissions or namespace not found', async () => {
     mockGitlabClient.Namespaces.show.mockRejectedValue({
-      response: {
-        statusCode: 404,
+      cause: {
+        response: {
+          status: 404,
+        },
       },
     });
     const owner = 'infrastructure/devex';
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.ts
index 5c98464d31..b2641e6656 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-gitlab/src/actions/gitlab.ts
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
 
         targetNamespaceId = namespaceResponse.id;
       } catch (e) {
-        if (e.response && e.response.statusCode === 404) {
+        if (e.cause?.response?.status === 404) {
           throw new InputError(
             `The namespace ${owner} is not found or the user doesn't have permissions to access it`,
           );