diff --git a/lib/api/gitlab.js b/lib/api/gitlab.js
index e0ce0904b9597fa35df6cecbbd74d1285401bb6a..192d88641046e316c0f21ed12f2b236445056dae 100644
--- a/lib/api/gitlab.js
+++ b/lib/api/gitlab.js
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ async function initRepo(repoName, token, endpoint) {
     logger.error(`GitLab init error: ${JSON.stringify(err)}`);
     throw err;
   }
+  return config;
 }
 
 // Search