diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.test.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.test.ts
index caf82f2f9e..4c612b4350 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.test.ts
@@ -585,32 +585,22 @@ describe('GitlabUrlReader', () => {
     });
     it('should fall back to getGitLabFileFetchUrl for blob urls', async () => {
       await expect(
-        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl(
-          'https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project/-/blob/branch/my/path/to/file.yaml',
-        ),
-      ).resolves.toEqual(
-        'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345/repository/files/my%2Fpath%2Fto%2Ffile.yaml/raw?ref=branch',
-      );
+        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl('https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project/-/blob/branch/my/path/to/file.yaml'),
+      ).resolves.toEqual('https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345/repository/files/my%2Fpath%2Fto%2Ffile.yaml/raw?ref=branch');
     });
     it('should work for job artifact urls', async () => {
       await expect(
-        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl(
-          'https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project/-/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob',
-        ),
-      ).resolves.toEqual(
-        'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob',
-      );
+        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl('https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project/-/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob'),
+      ).resolves.toEqual('https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob');
     });
     it('should fail on unfamiliar or non-Gitlab urls', async () => {
       await expect(
-        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl(
-          'https://gitlab.com/some/random/endpoint',
-        ),
+        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl('https://gitlab.com/some/random/endpoint'),
       ).rejects.toThrow('Please provide full path to yaml file from GitLab');
     });
   });
 
-  describe('getGitlabArtfiactFetchUrl', () => {
+  describe('getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       worker.use(
         rest.get(
@@ -627,25 +617,17 @@ describe('GitlabUrlReader', () => {
     });
     it('should reject urls that are not for the job artifacts API', async () => {
       await expect(
-        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(
-          'https://gitlab.com/some/url',
-        ),
+        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(new URL('https://gitlab.com/some/url'))
       ).rejects.toThrow('Unable to process url as an GitLab artifact');
     });
     it('should work for job artifact urls', async () => {
       await expect(
-        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl(
-          'https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project/-/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob',
-        ),
-      ).resolves.toEqual(
-        'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob',
-      );
+        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(new URL('https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project/-/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob'))
+      ).resolves.toEqual(new URL('https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob'));
     });
     it('errors in mapping the project ID should be captured', async () => {
       await expect(
-        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabFetchUrl(
-          'https://gitlab.com/groupA/subgroup/project/-/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob',
-        ),
+        (gitlabProcessor as any).getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(new URL('https://gitlab.com/groupA/subgroup/project/-/jobs/artifacts/branch/raw/my/path/to/file.yaml?job=myJob'))
       ).rejects.toThrow(/^Unable to translate GitLab artifact URL:/);
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts
index f54e045857..7b89f00f47 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/reading/GitlabUrlReader.ts
@@ -259,8 +259,9 @@ export class GitlabUrlReader implements UrlReader {
 
   private async getGitlabFetchUrl(target: string): Promise<string> {
     // If the target is for a job artifact then go down that path
-    if (target.includes('/-/jobs/artifacts/')) {
-      return this.getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(target).then(value =>
+    const targetUrl = new URL(target);
+    if (targetUrl.pathname.includes('/-/jobs/artifacts/')) {
+      return this.getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(targetUrl).then(value =>
         value.toString(),
       );
     }
@@ -272,22 +273,19 @@ export class GitlabUrlReader implements UrlReader {
   //    https://example.com/<namespace>/<project>/-/jobs/artifacts/<ref>/raw/<path_to_file>?job=<job_name>
   // to urls of the form:
   //    https://example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/jobs/artifacts/:ref_name/raw/*artifact_path?job=<job_name>
-  private async getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(target: string): Promise<URL> {
-    const url = new URL(target);
-    if (!url.pathname.includes('/-/jobs/artifacts/')) {
+  private async getGitlabArtifactFetchUrl(target: URL): Promise<URL> {
+    if (!target.pathname.includes('/-/jobs/artifacts/')) {
       throw new Error('Unable to process url as an GitLab artifact');
     }
     try {
-      const [namespaceAndProject, ref] =
-        url.pathname.split('/-/jobs/artifacts/');
-      const projectPath = new URL(url);
+      const [namespaceAndProject, ref] = target.pathname.split('/-/jobs/artifacts/');
+      const projectPath = new URL(target);
       projectPath.pathname = namespaceAndProject;
       const projectId = await this.resolveProjectToId(projectPath);
-      const relativePath = getGitLabIntegrationRelativePath(
-        this.integration.config,
-      );
-      url.pathname = `${relativePath}/api/v4/projects/${projectId}/jobs/artifacts/${ref}`;
-      return url;
+      const relativePath = getGitLabIntegrationRelativePath(this.integration.config);
+      const newUrl = new URL(target);
+      newUrl.pathname = `${relativePath}/api/v4/projects/${projectId}/jobs/artifacts/${ref}`;
+      return newUrl;
     } catch (e) {
       throw new Error(
         `Unable to translate GitLab artifact URL: ${target}, ${e}`,