diff --git a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.mjs b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.mjs
index bae4e2deac..e504bbe204 100644
--- a/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.mjs
+++ b/services/web/app/src/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.mjs
@@ -424,7 +424,8 @@ export default async function (webRouter, privateApiRouter, publicApiRouter) {
       cioSiteId: Settings.analytics?.cio?.siteId,
       linkedInInsightsPartnerId: Settings.analytics?.linkedIn?.partnerId,
       githubSyncEnabled: !!Settings.githubSync?.clientID && !!Settings.githubSync?.clientSecret,
-      gitlabSyncEnabled: !!Settings.gitlabSync?.clientID && !!Settings.gitlabSync?.clientSecret,
+      gitlabSyncEnabled: !!Settings.gitlabSync,
+      gitlabUrl: Settings.gitlabSync?.url,
       zoteroEnabled: !!Settings.zotero?.clientKey && !!Settings.zotero?.clientSecret,
       enablePandocConversions: Settings.enablePandocConversions,
       mixpanelLabsToken:
diff --git a/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/app/src/GitLabApiClient.mjs b/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/app/src/GitLabApiClient.mjs
index 15db90c326..f738723627 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/app/src/GitLabApiClient.mjs
+++ b/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/app/src/GitLabApiClient.mjs
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ import {
   AlreadyExistsError,
 } from './GitSyncErrors.mjs'
 
-const GITLAB_URL = process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_URL
+const GITLAB_URL = Settings.gitlabSync?.url
 const GITLAB_API_BASE = `${GITLAB_URL}/api/v4`
-const GITLAB_DEFAULT_BRANCH = process.env.GITLAB_DEFAULT_BRANCH || 'main'
+const GITLAB_DEFAULT_BRANCH = Settings.gitlabSync?.defaultBranch
 const MAX_PER_PAGE = 100
 
 const REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 60 * 1000
 const REQUEST_LONG_TIMEOUT_MS = 600 * 1000
 
-const MERGE_REQUEST_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = process.env.GITLAB_MERGE_REQUEST_POLL_INTERVAL_MS || 1000
-const MERGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = process.env.GITLAB_MERGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS || 60_000
+const MERGE_REQUEST_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = Settings.gitlabSync?.mergeRequestPollInterval
+const MERGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS = Settings.gitlabSync?.mergeRequestTimeout
 
 const mergeRequestPendingStates = new Set([
   'unchecked',
@@ -639,4 +639,4 @@ export default {
   mergeBranch,
   compareCommits,
   getRepoZipball,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/index.mjs b/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/index.mjs
index cc7316d6e1..87a0811cbb 100644
--- a/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/index.mjs
+++ b/services/web/modules/gitlab-sync/index.mjs
@@ -7,9 +7,20 @@ if (process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_ENABLED?.toLowerCase() === 'true') {
   logger.debug({}, 'Enabling GitLab Sync module')
 
   // The GITLAB_URL variable has to be set for this module to work, otherwise the module will not be enabled
-  if (process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_URL === undefined || process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_URL === '') {
-    logger.warn({}, 'GitLab Sync module is enabled but GITLAB_SYNC_URL is not set, stopping module initialization')
+  if (!process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_URL || !process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_CLIENT_ID || !process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_CLIENT_SECRET) {
+    logger.warn({}, 'GitLab Sync module is enabled but not all mandatory envirionment variables are set, stopping module initialization')
   } else {
+    const siteUrl = Settings.siteUrl.replace(/\/+$/, '') || 'http://localhost'
+    Settings.gitlabSync = {
+      url: process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_URL.replace(/\/+$/, ''),
+      clientID: process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_CLIENT_ID,
+      clientSecret: process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_CLIENT_SECRET,
+      callbackURL: `${siteUrl}/user/gitlab-sync/oauth2/callback`,
+      defaultBranch: process.env.GITLAB_DEFAULT_BRANCH || 'main',
+      mergeRequestPollInterval: process.env.GITLAB_MERGE_REQUEST_POLL_INTERVAL_MS || 1000,
+      mergeRequestTimeout: process.env.GITLAB_MERGE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS || 60_000,
+    }
+
     const [{ default: GitLabSyncRouter },
            { default: SyncStateManager },
            { default: TokenManager }
@@ -20,13 +31,6 @@ if (process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_ENABLED?.toLowerCase() === 'true') {
         import('./app/src/TokenManager.mjs'),
       ])
   
-    const siteUrl = Settings.siteUrl.replace(/\/+$/, '') || 'http://localhost'
-    Settings.gitlabSync = {
-      clientID: process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_CLIENT_ID,
-      clientSecret: process.env.GITLAB_SYNC_CLIENT_SECRET,
-      callbackURL: `${siteUrl}/user/gitlab-sync/oauth2/callback`,
-    },
-  
     // Delete project sync state from mongo (hook 'projectExpired')
     Modules.hooks.attach('projectExpired', async projectId => {
       try {