diff --git a/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py b/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py
index 7d46078..84675a1 100644
--- a/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py
+++ b/swh/lister/gitlab/tasks.py
@@ -1,63 +1,63 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018 the Software Heritage developers
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import random
 
 from celery import group
 
 from .. import utils
 from ..core.tasks import ListerTaskBase, RangeListerTask
 from .lister import GitLabLister
 
 
 class GitLabListerTask(ListerTaskBase):
     def new_lister(self, *, api_baseurl='https://gitlab.com/api/v4',
-                   instance='gitlab.com', sort='asc'):
+                   instance='gitlab', sort='asc'):
         return GitLabLister(
             api_baseurl=api_baseurl, instance=instance, sort=sort)
 
 
 class RangeGitLabLister(GitLabListerTask, RangeListerTask):
     """Range GitLab lister (list available origins on specified range)
 
     """
     task_queue = 'swh_lister_gitlab_refresh'
 
 
 class FullGitLabRelister(GitLabListerTask):
     """Full GitLab lister (list all available origins from the api).
 
     """
     task_queue = 'swh_lister_gitlab_refresh'
 
     # nb pages
     nb_pages = 10
 
     def run_task(self, lister_args=None):
         if lister_args is None:
             lister_args = {}
         lister = self.new_lister(**lister_args)
         _, total_pages, _ = lister.get_pages_information()
         ranges = list(utils.split_range(total_pages, self.nb_pages))
         random.shuffle(ranges)
         range_task = RangeGitLabLister()
         group(range_task.s(minv, maxv, lister_args=lister_args)
               for minv, maxv in ranges)()
 
 
 class IncrementalGitLabLister(GitLabListerTask):
     """Incremental GitLab lister (list only new available origins).
 
     """
     task_queue = 'swh_lister_gitlab_discover'
 
     def run_task(self, lister_args=None):
         if lister_args is None:
             lister_args = {}
         lister_args['sort'] = 'desc'
         lister = self.new_lister(**lister_args)
         _, total_pages, _ = lister.get_pages_information()
         # stopping as soon as existing origins for that instance are detected
         return lister.run(min_bound=1, max_bound=total_pages,
                           check_existence=True)