diff --git a/plugins/providers/gitlab/provider.go b/plugins/providers/gitlab/provider.go
index 42e4b32a..250a2a0b 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/gitlab/provider.go
+++ b/plugins/providers/gitlab/provider.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	pv "github.com/goto/guardian/core/provider"
 	"github.com/goto/guardian/domain"
 	"github.com/goto/guardian/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/goto/guardian/pkg/opentelemetry"
 	"github.com/goto/guardian/utils"
 	"github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
@@ -271,7 +272,8 @@ func (p *provider) getClient(pc domain.ProviderConfig) (*gitlab.Client, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decrypt credentials: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	client, err := gitlab.NewClient(creds.AccessToken, gitlab.WithBaseURL(creds.Host))
+	gitlabHTTPClient := opentelemetry.NewHttpClient("GitlabClient")
+	client, err := gitlab.NewClient(creds.AccessToken, gitlab.WithBaseURL(creds.Host), gitlab.WithHTTPClient(gitlabHTTPClient))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create gitlab client: %w", err)
 	}