diff --git a/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py b/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py
index 39516a49b32..ddc0ef37f3a 100755
--- a/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py
+++ b/bin/ci/gitlab_gql.py
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ class GitlabGQL:
         headers = {}
         if self.token:
             headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.token}"
-        self._transport = AIOHTTPTransport(url=self.url, headers=headers)
+        self._transport = AIOHTTPTransport(
+            url=self.url, headers=headers, client_session_args = { "trust_env": True })
 
         # Create a GraphQL client using the defined transport
         self.client = Client(