diff --git a/internal/notifier/gitlab.go b/internal/notifier/gitlab.go
index 9e976bd66..f276a9d7a 100644
--- a/internal/notifier/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/notifier/gitlab.go
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ func (g *GitLab) Post(ctx context.Context, event eventv1.Event) error {
 		Description: desc,
 	}
 
-	getOpt := &gitlab.GetCommitStatusesOptions{}
+	getOpt := &gitlab.GetCommitStatusesOptions{
+		Name: &status.Name,
+	}
 	statuses, _, err := g.Client.Commits.GetCommitStatuses(g.Id, rev, getOpt, gitlab.WithContext(ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to list commit status: %s", err)
@@ -134,10 +136,8 @@ func toGitLabState(severity string) (gitlab.BuildStateValue, error) {
 
 func duplicateGitlabStatus(statuses []*gitlab.CommitStatus, status *gitlab.CommitStatus) bool {
 	for _, s := range statuses {
-		if s.SHA == status.SHA {
-			if s.Status == status.Status && s.Description == status.Description && s.Name == status.Name {
-				return true
-			}
+		if s.Status == status.Status && s.Description == status.Description && s.Name == status.Name {
+			return true
 		}
 	}