diff --git a/server/events/models/models.go b/server/events/models/models.go
index 66a102fc81..088eb32469 100644
--- a/server/events/models/models.go
+++ b/server/events/models/models.go
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ func NewRepo(vcsHostType VCSHostType, repoFullName string, cloneURL string, vcsU
 	// Azure DevOps also does not require .git at the end of clone urls.
 	if vcsHostType != BitbucketServer && vcsHostType != AzureDevops {
 		expClonePath := fmt.Sprintf("/%s.git", repoFullName)
-		if expClonePath != cloneURLParsed.Path {
+		if vcsHostType == Gitlab {
+			// For GitLab, we need to check if the path ends with our expected path
+			// This handles cases where GitLab is hosted at a subpath (e.g., acme.com/gitlab)
+			if !strings.HasSuffix(cloneURLParsed.Path, expClonePath) {
+				return Repo{}, fmt.Errorf("expected clone url path to end with %q but had %q", expClonePath, cloneURLParsed.Path)
+			}
+		} else if expClonePath != cloneURLParsed.Path {
 			return Repo{}, fmt.Errorf("expected clone url to have path %q but had %q", expClonePath, cloneURLParsed.Path)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/server/events/models/models_test.go b/server/events/models/models_test.go
index 253aa52584..b251e974f9 100644
--- a/server/events/models/models_test.go
+++ b/server/events/models/models_test.go
@@ -159,6 +159,27 @@ func TestNewRepo_HTTPSAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	}, repo)
 }
 
+func TestNewRepo_GitLabSubpath(t *testing.T) {
+	// When GitLab is hosted at a subpath, the clone URL validation should still work
+	repo, err := models.NewRepo(models.Gitlab, "owner/repo", "https://company.com/gitlab/owner/repo.git", "u", "p")
+	Ok(t, err)
+	Equals(t, models.Repo{
+		VCSHost: models.VCSHost{
+			Hostname: "company.com",
+			Type:     models.Gitlab,
+		},
+		SanitizedCloneURL: "https://u:<redacted>@company.com/gitlab/owner/repo.git",
+		CloneURL:          "https://u:p@company.com/gitlab/owner/repo.git",
+		FullName:          "owner/repo",
+		Owner:             "owner",
+		Name:              "repo",
+	}, repo)
+
+	// Should fail if repo name doesn't match
+	_, err = models.NewRepo(models.Gitlab, "owner/repo", "https://company.com/gitlab/owner/different-repo.git", "u", "p")
+	ErrEquals(t, `expected clone url path to end with "/owner/repo.git" but had "/gitlab/owner/different-repo.git"`, err)
+}
+
 func TestProject_String(t *testing.T) {
 	Equals(t, "repofullname=owner/repo path=my/path", (models.Project{
 		RepoFullName: "owner/repo",
@@ -679,7 +700,7 @@ func TestPlanSuccessStats(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			"with imports",
 			`Terraform used the selected providers to generate the following execution
-			plan. Resource actions are indicated with the following symbols:	
+			plan. Resource actions are indicated with the following symbols:
 			  + create
 			  ~ update in-place
 			  - destroy