diff --git a/src/client/gitlab.ts b/src/client/gitlab.ts
index 8a3a5d5..3e85ce9 100644
--- a/src/client/gitlab.ts
+++ b/src/client/gitlab.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   Deployment,
   Environment,
   GitlabPipelineStates,
+  GitLabAccessLevels,
 } from '../types';
 import { GitlabHttpMethodError, InvalidConfigFileError } from '../models/errors';
 import { INVALID_YAML_ERROR } from '../models/error-messages';
@@ -287,12 +288,17 @@ export const getProjectBranch = async (
   return branch;
 };
 
-export const getOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria = async (
+/**
+ * Get project data that the token role is at least a maintainer of, filtered by search criteria.
+ * @param search - search criteria i.e. project name
+ * @param groupToken - Gitlab access token
+ */
+export const getMaintainedProjectsBySearchCriteria = async (
   search: string,
   groupToken: string,
 ): Promise<GitlabAPIProject[]> => {
   const params = {
-    owned: 'true',
+    min_access_level: GitLabAccessLevels.MAINTAINER.toString(),
     search,
   };
 
diff --git a/src/resolvers/admin-resolvers.ts b/src/resolvers/admin-resolvers.ts
index 772c947..cd9afa5 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/admin-resolvers.ts
+++ b/src/resolvers/admin-resolvers.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ resolver.define('groups/connect', async (req): Promise<ResolverResponse> => {
     };
     const groupId = await connectGroup(input);
 
-    await setupAndValidateWebhook(groupId, groupRole, webhookId, webhookSecretToken);
+    await setupAndValidateWebhook(groupId, webhookId, webhookSecretToken);
 
     await graphqlGateway.compass.asApp().synchronizeLinkAssociations({
       cloudId,
diff --git a/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.test.ts b/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.test.ts
index e3403ed..63a579b 100644
--- a/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.test.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ mockForgeApi();
 
 import { mocked } from 'jest-mock';
 import { generateGitlabProject } from '../__tests__/helpers/gitlab-helper';
-import { getOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria } from '../client/gitlab';
+import { getMaintainedProjectsBySearchCriteria } from '../client/gitlab';
 import { extractProjectInformation, getProjectDataFromUrl } from './data-provider-link-parser';
 import { getGroupIds } from '../utils/storage-utils';
 
 jest.mock('../client/gitlab');
 jest.mock('../utils/storage-utils');
 
-const mockedGetOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria = mocked(getOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria);
+const mockedGetOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria = mocked(getMaintainedProjectsBySearchCriteria);
 const mockedGetGroupIds = mocked(getGroupIds);
 
 const mockProjectUrl = 'https://gitlab.com/test/repo-name?testParam=test';
diff --git a/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.ts b/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.ts
index 599ad7a..dfe7c71 100644
--- a/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.ts
+++ b/src/services/data-provider-link-parser.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { storage } from '@forge/api';
 import parse from 'url-parse';
 
-import { getOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria } from '../client/gitlab';
+import { getMaintainedProjectsBySearchCriteria } from '../client/gitlab';
 import { STORAGE_SECRETS } from '../constants';
 import { getGroupIds } from '../utils/storage-utils';
 import { GitlabAPIProject } from '../types';
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const getProjectDataFromUrl = async (
     const groupTokens = await getAllGroupTokens();
 
     const projectsPromiseResults = await Promise.allSettled(
-      groupTokens.map((token) => getOwnedProjectsBySearchCriteria(projectName, token)),
+      groupTokens.map((token) => getMaintainedProjectsBySearchCriteria(projectName, token)),
     );
     const projectsResult = projectsPromiseResults.reduce<{ projects: GitlabAPIProject[]; projectIndex: number | null }>(
       (result, currentProjectResult, index) => {
diff --git a/src/services/webhooks.ts b/src/services/webhooks.ts
index 9b16480..08df18c 100644
--- a/src/services/webhooks.ts
+++ b/src/services/webhooks.ts
@@ -71,24 +71,26 @@ const setupAndValidateForMaintainerToken = async (
 
 export const setupAndValidateWebhook = async (
   groupId: number,
-  tokenRole?: GitLabRoles,
   webhookId?: number,
   webhookSecretToken?: string,
 ): Promise<number> => {
   console.log('Setting up webhook');
   try {
-    const [existingWebhookResult, groupTokenResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
+    const [existingWebhookResult, tokenRoleResult, groupTokenResult] = await Promise.allSettled([
       storage.get(`${STORAGE_KEYS.WEBHOOK_KEY_PREFIX}${groupId}`),
+      storage.get(`${STORAGE_KEYS.TOKEN_ROLE_PREFIX}${groupId}`),
       storage.getSecret(`${STORAGE_SECRETS.GROUP_TOKEN_KEY_PREFIX}${groupId}`),
     ]);
 
     if (
       existingWebhookResult.status === ALL_SETTLED_STATUS.REJECTED ||
+      tokenRoleResult.status === ALL_SETTLED_STATUS.REJECTED ||
       groupTokenResult.status === ALL_SETTLED_STATUS.REJECTED
     ) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Error getting existing webhook or group token: ${getFormattedErrors([
+        `Error getting existing webhook, token role or group token: ${getFormattedErrors([
           existingWebhookResult,
+          tokenRoleResult,
           groupTokenResult,
         ])}`,
       );
@@ -96,9 +98,11 @@ export const setupAndValidateWebhook = async (
 
     const existingWebhook = existingWebhookResult.value;
     const groupToken = groupTokenResult.value;
+    const tokenRole: string = tokenRoleResult.value;
+
+    console.log('INFO: Setting up webhook', groupId, tokenRole, webhookId, webhookSecretToken);
 
-    // One of the pathways calling this is for fetching connectedGroups
-    // in which case, the tokenRole could be empty.
+    // Legacy integrations might not have the new tokenRole stored. These are treated as OWNER.
     if (!tokenRole || tokenRole === GitLabRoles.OWNER) {
       return setupAndValidateForOwnerToken(groupId, existingWebhook, groupToken);
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/services/invokes.ts b/ui/src/services/invokes.ts
index 15d4698..316dbb6 100644
--- a/ui/src/services/invokes.ts
+++ b/ui/src/services/invokes.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   FeaturesList,
   GroupProjectsResponse,
 } from '../resolverTypes';
-import { TeamsWithMembershipStatus } from '../types';
+import { GitLabRoles, TeamsWithMembershipStatus } from '../types';
 
 export const disconnectGroup = (id: number): Promise<ResolverResponse> => {
   return invoke<ResolverResponse>('groups/disconnect', {
@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ export const getAllExistingGroups = (): Promise<ResolverResponse<GitlabAPIGroup[
 export const connectGroup = (
   groupToken: string,
   groupTokenName: string,
-  groupRole: string,
-  groupName: string,
-  webhookSecretToken: string,
+  groupName?: string,
+  webhookSecretToken?: string,
+  webhookId?: number,
+  groupRole: string = GitLabRoles.OWNER,
 ): Promise<ResolverResponse> => {
   return invoke<ResolverResponse>('groups/connect', {
     groupToken,
     groupTokenName,
     groupRole,
     groupName,
+    webhookId,
     webhookSecretToken,
   });
 };