diff --git a/src/drivers/gitlab.js b/src/drivers/gitlab.js
index f5cb6a7df..92b21f9b1 100644
--- a/src/drivers/gitlab.js
+++ b/src/drivers/gitlab.js
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ class Gitlab {
   }
 
   get branch() {
-    return process.env.CI_BUILD_REF_NAME;
+    if ('CI_COMMIT_BRANCH' in process.env) {
+      return process.env.CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+    }
+    return process.env.CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME;
   }
 
   get userEmail() {