diff --git a/Documentation/connectors/gitlab.md b/Documentation/connectors/gitlab.md
index fc797e9f6cd44ff1d75c7fef7f5f40279608114c..1ca93d5095510a864474f31e9b413e515eeb66cf 100644
--- a/Documentation/connectors/gitlab.md
+++ b/Documentation/connectors/gitlab.md
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ connectors:
     # Required field for connector name.
     name: GitLab
     config:
-      # optional, default = https://www.gitlab.com 
-      baseURL: https://www.gitlab.com
+      # optional, default = https://gitlab.com 
+      baseURL: https://gitlab.com
       # Credentials can be string literals or pulled from the environment.  
       clientID: $GITLAB_APPLICATION_ID 
       clientSecret: $GITLAB_CLIENT_SECRET
diff --git a/connector/gitlab/gitlab.go b/connector/gitlab/gitlab.go
index f6cbbf09e0ecf7cd047d32cc87dc0c7afbde264a..66b17495c43dce194eed457a4746949744653b46 100644
--- a/connector/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/connector/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type gitlabGroup struct {
 // Open returns a strategy for logging in through GitLab.
 func (c *Config) Open(id string, logger logrus.FieldLogger) (connector.Connector, error) {
 	if c.BaseURL == "" {
-		c.BaseURL = "https://www.gitlab.com"
+		c.BaseURL = "https://gitlab.com"
 	}
 	return &gitlabConnector{
 		baseURL:      c.BaseURL,