diff --git a/bin/ci/gitlab_common.py b/bin/ci/gitlab_common.py
index d7ba607771f..57f6c696215 100644
--- a/bin/ci/gitlab_common.py
+++ b/bin/ci/gitlab_common.py
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 # Authors:
 #   Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu.vizoso@collabora.com>
 #   David Heidelberg <david.heidelberg@collabora.com>
+#   Guilherme Gallo <guilherme.gallo@collabora.com>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 '''Shared functions between the scripts.'''
 
 import os
 import time
-from typing import Optional
-
+from pathlib import Path
 
 GITLAB_URL = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org"
+TOKEN_DIR = Path(os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") or Path.home() / ".config")
 
 
 def pretty_duration(seconds):
@@ -50,6 +51,26 @@ def get_gitlab_project(glab, name: str):
     return glab.projects.get(project_path)
 
 
+def get_token_from_default_dir() -> str:
+    """
+    Retrieves the GitLab token from the default directory.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The path to the GitLab token file.
+
+    Raises:
+        FileNotFoundError: If the token file is not found.
+    """
+    token_file = TOKEN_DIR / "gitlab-token"
+    try:
+        return str(token_file.resolve())
+    except FileNotFoundError as ex:
+        print(
+            f"Could not find {token_file}, please provide a token file as an argument"
+        )
+        raise ex
+
+
 def read_token(token_arg: Optional[str]) -> str:
     """pick token from args or file"""
     if token_arg:
diff --git a/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py b/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py
index 503a9cc64ce..0e5bc0f5193 100755
--- a/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py
+++ b/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from copy import deepcopy
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from itertools import accumulate
-from os import getenv
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import check_output
 from textwrap import dedent
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ from typing import Any, Iterable, Optional, Pattern, TypedDict, Union
 
 import yaml
 from filecache import DAY, filecache
+from gitlab_common import get_token_from_default_dir
 from gql import Client, gql
 from gql.transport.requests import RequestsHTTPTransport
 from graphql import DocumentNode
@@ -34,18 +34,6 @@ Dag = dict[str, DagNode]
 
 
 StageSeq = OrderedDict[str, set[str]]
-TOKEN_DIR = Path(getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") or Path.home() / ".config")
-
-
-def get_token_from_default_dir() -> str:
-    token_file = TOKEN_DIR / "gitlab-token"
-    try:
-        return str(token_file.resolve())
-    except FileNotFoundError as ex:
-        print(
-            f"Could not find {token_file}, please provide a token file as an argument"
-        )
-        raise ex
 
 
 def get_project_root_dir():