diff --git a/pkg/validation/options.go b/pkg/validation/options.go
index 37c2aa24..ce1d219e 100644
--- a/pkg/validation/options.go
+++ b/pkg/validation/options.go
@@ -276,13 +276,11 @@ func parseProviderInfo(o *options.Options, msgs []string) []string {
 			msgs = append(msgs, "oidc provider requires an oidc issuer URL")
 		}
 	case *providers.GitLabProvider:
-		p.Groups = o.Providers[0].GitLabConfig.Group
-		err := p.AddProjects(o.Providers[0].GitLabConfig.Projects)
+		p.SetAllowedGroups(o.Providers[0].GitLabConfig.Group)
+		err := p.SetAllowedProjects(o.Providers[0].GitLabConfig.Projects)
 		if err != nil {
 			msgs = append(msgs, "failed to setup gitlab project access level")
 		}
-		p.SetAllowedGroups(p.PrefixAllowedGroups())
-		p.SetProjectScope()
 
 		if p.Verifier == nil {
 			// Initialize with default verifier for gitlab.com
diff --git a/providers/gitlab_test.go b/providers/gitlab_test.go
index 3a41cb7b..699ebb0f 100644
--- a/providers/gitlab_test.go
+++ b/providers/gitlab_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Gitlab Provider Tests", func() {
 				p.SetAllowedGroups(in.allowedGroups)
 
 				err := p.SetAllowedProjects(in.allowedProjects)
-				if err == nil {
+				if in.expectedError == nil {
 					Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 				} else {
 					Expect(err).To(MatchError(in.expectedError))