diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/GenericFunctions.ts
index 1c665dbf44..85e92bbedc 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export async function gitlabApiRequest(this: IHookFunctions | IExecuteFunctions,
 	const options = {
 		method,
 		headers: {
-			'Private-Token': `token ${credentials.accessToken}`,
+			'Private-Token': `${credentials.accessToken}`,
 		},
 		body,
 		qs: query,
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts
index 96f31d512f..caacfc7cf8 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Gitlab/Gitlab.node.ts
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ export class Gitlab implements INodeType {
 				repository = this.getNodeParameter('repository', i) as string;
 			}
 
-			const baseEndpoint = `/repos/${owner}/${repository}`
+			const baseEndpoint = `/projects/${owner}%2F${repository}`
 
 			if (resource === 'issue') {
 				if (operation === 'create') {