diff --git a/src/host/GitLab.cpp b/src/host/GitLab.cpp
index e82c19e26..8626603a6 100644
--- a/src/host/GitLab.cpp
+++ b/src/host/GitLab.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ QString GitLab::name() const { return QStringLiteral("GitLab"); }
 QString GitLab::host() const { return QStringLiteral("gitlab.com"); }
 
 void GitLab::connect(const QString &defaultPassword) {
-  clearRepos();
-
   QString token = defaultPassword;
   if (token.isEmpty())
     token = password();
@@ -98,6 +96,8 @@ void GitLab::connect(const QString &defaultPassword) {
     return;
   }
 
+  clearRepos();
+
   QNetworkRequest request(url() + kProjectsFmt.arg(token));
   request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, kContentType);
   mMgr->get(request);