diff --git a/lib/coveralls/configuration.rb b/lib/coveralls/configuration.rb
index ffcc4413..09bcb9ab 100644
--- a/lib/coveralls/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/coveralls/configuration.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ def self.set_service_params_for_tddium(config)
 
     def self.set_service_params_for_gitlab(config)
       config[:service_name]         = 'gitlab-ci'
-      config[:service_number]       = ENV['CI_BUILD_REF'][0..5]
       config[:service_job_number]   = ENV['CI_BUILD_NAME']
       config[:service_job_id]       = ENV['CI_BUILD_ID']
       config[:service_branch]       = ENV['CI_BUILD_REF_NAME']
diff --git a/lib/coveralls/version.rb b/lib/coveralls/version.rb
index 7014aa3a..8f4aa3ee 100644
--- a/lib/coveralls/version.rb
+++ b/lib/coveralls/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Coveralls
- VERSION = "0.8.11"
+ VERSION = "0.8.12"
 end
diff --git a/spec/coveralls/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/coveralls/configuration_spec.rb
index ebc62f20..45755a88 100644
--- a/spec/coveralls/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/coveralls/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -193,6 +193,30 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.set_service_params_for_gitlab' do
+    let(:commit_sha) { SecureRandom.hex(32) }
+    let(:service_job_number) { "spec:one" }
+    let(:service_job_id) { 1234 }
+    let(:service_branch) { "feature" }
+
+    before do
+      ENV.stub(:[]).with('CI_BUILD_NAME').and_return(service_job_number)
+      ENV.stub(:[]).with('CI_BUILD_ID').and_return(service_job_id)
+      ENV.stub(:[]).with('CI_BUILD_REF_NAME').and_return(service_branch)
+      ENV.stub(:[]).with('CI_BUILD_REF').and_return(commit_sha)
+    end
+
+    it 'should set the expected parameters' do
+      config = {}
+      Coveralls::Configuration.set_service_params_for_gitlab(config)
+      config[:service_name].should eq('gitlab-ci')
+      config[:service_job_number].should eq(service_job_number)
+      config[:service_job_id].should eq(service_job_id)
+      config[:service_branch].should eq(service_branch)
+      config[:commit_sha].should eq(commit_sha)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '.set_service_params_for_semaphore' do
     let(:semaphore_build_num) { SecureRandom.hex(4) }
     before do