diff --git a/pkg/config/registry_test.go b/pkg/config/registry_test.go
index 72a7ae3c..4cc857b2 100644
--- a/pkg/config/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/registry_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func TestEcr_Identify_MissingDockerRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGitlab_Identify(t *testing.T) {
 	defer pkg.SetEnv("CI_REGISTRY", "registry.gitlab.com")()
+	defer pkg.SetEnv("CI_REGISTRY_USER", "gitlab-ci-token")()
 	defer pkg.SetEnv("CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE", "registry.gitlab.com/group/image")()
 	defer pkg.SetEnv("CI_JOB_TOKEN", "token")()
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/gitlab.go b/pkg/registry/gitlab.go
index ae19e973..297f5421 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/gitlab.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/gitlab.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type Gitlab struct {
 	dockerRegistry `yaml:"-"`
 	Registry       string `yaml:"registry" env:"CI_REGISTRY"`
+	User           string `yaml:"user" env:"CI_REGISTRY_USER"`
 	Repository     string `yaml:"repository" env:"CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE"`
 	Token          string `yaml:"token,omitempty" env:"CI_JOB_TOKEN"`
 }
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func (r Gitlab) Configured() bool {
 }
 
 func (r Gitlab) Login(client docker.Client) error {
-	if ok, err := client.RegistryLogin(context.Background(), types.AuthConfig{Username: "gitlab-ci-token", Password: r.Token, ServerAddress: r.Registry}); err == nil {
+	if ok, err := client.RegistryLogin(context.Background(), r.GetAuthConfig()); err == nil {
 		log.Debugf("%s\n", ok.Status)
 		return nil
 	} else {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func (r Gitlab) Login(client docker.Client) error {
 }
 
 func (r Gitlab) GetAuthConfig() types.AuthConfig {
-	return types.AuthConfig{Username: "gitlab-ci-token", Password: r.Token, ServerAddress: r.Registry}
+	return types.AuthConfig{Username: r.User, Password: r.Token, ServerAddress: r.Registry}
 }
 
 func (r Gitlab) GetAuthInfo() string {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/gitlab_test.go b/pkg/registry/gitlab_test.go
index e1ef766c..5d3c3f51 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/gitlab_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/gitlab_test.go
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import (
 
 func TestGitlab_LoginSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	client := &docker.MockDocker{}
-	registry := &Gitlab{Registry: "registry.gitlab.com", Repository: "registry.gitlab.com/group/repo", Token: "token"}
+	registry := &Gitlab{Registry: "registry.gitlab.com", Repository: "registry.gitlab.com/group/repo", Token: "token", User: "gitlab-user"}
 	logMock := mocks.New()
 	log.SetHandler(logMock)
 	log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 	err := registry.Login(client)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, "gitlab-ci-token", client.Username)
+	assert.Equal(t, "gitlab-user", client.Username)
 	assert.Equal(t, "token", client.Password)
 	assert.Equal(t, "registry.gitlab.com", client.ServerAddress)
 	logMock.Check(t, []string{"debug: Logged in\n"})
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestGitlab_LoginError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGitlab_GetAuthInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	registry := &Gitlab{Registry: "registry.gitlab.com", Repository: "registry.gitlab.com/group/repo", Token: "token"}
+	registry := &Gitlab{Registry: "registry.gitlab.com", Repository: "registry.gitlab.com/group/repo", Token: "token", User: "gitlab-ci-token"}
 	auth := registry.GetAuthInfo()
 	assert.Equal(t, "eyJ1c2VybmFtZSI6ImdpdGxhYi1jaS10b2tlbiIsInBhc3N3b3JkIjoidG9rZW4iLCJzZXJ2ZXJhZGRyZXNzIjoicmVnaXN0cnkuZ2l0bGFiLmNvbSJ9", auth)
 }