diff --git a/git-host-info.js b/git-host-info.js
index 698924d..94cd176 100644
--- a/git-host-info.js
+++ b/git-host-info.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ var gitHosts = module.exports = {
     'treepath': 'tree',
     'bugstemplate': 'https://{domain}/{user}/{project}/issues',
     'httpstemplate': 'git+https://{auth@}{domain}/{user}/{projectPath}.git{#committish}',
-    'tarballtemplate': 'https://{domain}/{user}/{project}/repository/archive.tar.gz?ref={committish}'
+    'tarballtemplate': 'https://{domain}/{user}/{project}/repository/archive.tar.gz?ref={committish}',
+    'pathmatch': /^[/]([^/]+)[/](.+?)(?:[.]git|[/])?$/
   },
   gist: {
     'protocols': [ 'git', 'git+ssh', 'git+https', 'ssh', 'https' ],
diff --git a/git-host.js b/git-host.js
index d6dd9c0..7fe8b44 100644
--- a/git-host.js
+++ b/git-host.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GitHost.prototype._fill = function (template, opts) {
   var rawProject = vars.project
   Object.keys(vars).forEach(function (key) {
     var value = vars[key]
-    if (key === 'path' && typeof value === 'string') {
+    if ((key === 'path' || key === 'project') && typeof value === 'string') {
       vars[key] = value.split('/').map(function (pathComponent) {
         return encodeURIComponent(pathComponent)
       }).join('/')
diff --git a/test/gitlab.js b/test/gitlab.js
index 36e6307..dd72a11 100644
--- a/test/gitlab.js
+++ b/test/gitlab.js
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ test('fromUrl(gitlab url)', function (t) {
   require('./lib/standard-tests')(verify, 'gitlab.com', 'gitlab')
   require('./lib/standard-tests')(verify, 'www.gitlab.com', 'gitlab')
 
+  const subsShort = HostedGit.fromUrl('gitlab:adpt/starters/hello-node')
+  const subsFull = HostedGit.fromUrl('git+https://gitlab.com/adpt/starters/hello-node.git')
+  t.ok(subsShort)
+  t.equal(subsShort.https(), 'git+https://gitlab.com/adpt/starters/hello-node.git')
+  t.equal(subsShort.ssh(), 'git@gitlab.com:adpt/starters/hello-node.git')
+  t.ok(subsFull)
+  t.equal(subsFull.https(), 'git+https://gitlab.com/adpt/starters/hello-node.git')
+  t.equal(subsFull.ssh(), 'git@gitlab.com:adpt/starters/hello-node.git')
+
   t.is(
     HostedGit.fromUrl('gitlab:group/sub group1/subgroup2/repo').https(),
     'git+https://gitlab.com/group/sub%20group1/subgroup2/repo.git',