diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
index e36bb0aa68..80d082bc4b 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/gitlab.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export function createPublishGitlabAction(options: {
       if (setUserAsOwner && integrationConfig.config.token) {
         const adminClient = new Gitlab({
           host: integrationConfig.config.baseUrl,
-          ['token']: integrationConfig.config.token,
+          token: integrationConfig.config.token,
         });
 
         await adminClient.ProjectMembers.add(projectId, userId, 50);