diff --git a/backend/src/helpers/integration.ts b/backend/src/helpers/integration.ts
index 2775d79c6..803c92aca 100644
--- a/backend/src/helpers/integration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/helpers/integration.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export const getIntegrationAuthAccessHelper = async ({
   let accessId;
   let accessToken;
   const integrationAuth = await IntegrationAuth.findById(integrationAuthId).select(
-    "workspace integration +accessCiphertext +accessIV +accessTag +accessExpiresAt +refreshCiphertext +refreshIV +refreshTag +accessIdCiphertext +accessIdIV +accessIdTag"
+    "workspace integration +accessCiphertext +accessIV +accessTag +accessExpiresAt +refreshCiphertext +refreshIV +refreshTag +accessIdCiphertext +accessIdIV +accessIdTag metadata"
   );
 
   if (!integrationAuth)
diff --git a/backend/src/integrations/apps.ts b/backend/src/integrations/apps.ts
index 1eef252b1..dc947f6f1 100644
--- a/backend/src/integrations/apps.ts
+++ b/backend/src/integrations/apps.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ const getApps = async ({
       break;
     case INTEGRATION_GITLAB:
       apps = await getAppsGitlab({
+        integrationAuth,
         accessToken,
         teamId,
       });
@@ -736,12 +737,16 @@ const getAppsTerraformCloud = async ({
  * @returns {String} apps.name - name of GitLab site
  */
 const getAppsGitlab = async ({
+  integrationAuth,
   accessToken,
   teamId,
 }: {
+  integrationAuth: IIntegrationAuth;
   accessToken: string;
   teamId?: string;
 }) => {
+  const gitLabApiUrl = integrationAuth.url ? `${integrationAuth.url}/api` : INTEGRATION_GITLAB_API_URL;
+  
   const apps: App[] = [];
 
   let page = 1;
@@ -758,7 +763,7 @@ const getAppsGitlab = async ({
       });
 
       const { data } = await standardRequest.get(
-        `${INTEGRATION_GITLAB_API_URL}/v4/groups/${teamId}/projects`,
+        `${gitLabApiUrl}/v4/groups/${teamId}/projects`,
         {
           params,
           headers: {
@@ -785,7 +790,7 @@ const getAppsGitlab = async ({
     // case: fetch projects for individual in GitLab
 
     const { id } = (
-      await standardRequest.get(`${INTEGRATION_GITLAB_API_URL}/v4/user`, {
+      await standardRequest.get(`${gitLabApiUrl}/v4/user`, {
         headers: {
           Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
           "Accept-Encoding": "application/json",
@@ -800,7 +805,7 @@ const getAppsGitlab = async ({
       });
 
       const { data } = await standardRequest.get(
-        `${INTEGRATION_GITLAB_API_URL}/v4/users/${id}/projects`,
+        `${gitLabApiUrl}/v4/users/${id}/projects`,
         {
           params,
           headers: {
diff --git a/backend/src/validation/integration.ts b/backend/src/validation/integration.ts
index 7ec0d0875..9058b68a2 100644
--- a/backend/src/validation/integration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/validation/integration.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export const validateClientForIntegration = async ({
   if (!integration) throw IntegrationNotFoundError();
 
   const integrationAuth = await IntegrationAuth.findById(integration.integrationAuth).select(
-    "+refreshCiphertext +refreshIV +refreshTag +accessCiphertext +accessIV +accessTag +accessExpiresAt"
+    "+refreshCiphertext +refreshIV +refreshTag +accessCiphertext +accessIV +accessTag +accessExpiresAt +metadata"
   );
-
+  
   if (!integrationAuth) throw IntegrationAuthNotFoundError();
 
   const accessToken = (
diff --git a/backend/src/validation/integrationAuth.ts b/backend/src/validation/integrationAuth.ts
index 18ff191af..c8c4e8105 100644
--- a/backend/src/validation/integrationAuth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/validation/integrationAuth.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ const validateClientForIntegrationAuth = async ({
   const integrationAuth = await IntegrationAuth.findById(integrationAuthId)
     .populate<{ workspace: IWorkspace }>("workspace")
     .select(
-      "+refreshCiphertext +refreshIV +refreshTag +accessCiphertext +accessIV +accessTag +accessExpiresAt"
+      "+refreshCiphertext +refreshIV +refreshTag +accessCiphertext +accessIV +accessTag +accessExpiresAt +metadata"
     );
-
+    
   if (!integrationAuth) throw IntegrationAuthNotFoundError();
 
   let accessToken, accessId;