diff --git a/dist/npmci.trigger.js b/dist/npmci.trigger.js
index bc73cfe..d2bf26d 100644
--- a/dist/npmci.trigger.js
+++ b/dist/npmci.trigger.js
@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@ var plugins = require("./npmci.plugins");
 exports.trigger = function () {
     var done = plugins.q.defer();
     plugins.beautylog.info("now running triggers");
+    var triggerRegex = /^([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)/;
     for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
         var iteratorString = i.toString();
         if (process.env["TRIGGER" + iteratorString]) {
+            var triggerRegexResultArray = triggerRegex.exec(process.env["TRIGGER" + iteratorString]);
+            var regexDomain = triggerRegexResultArray[0];
+            var regexProjectId = triggerRegexResultArray[1];
+            var regexProjectTriggerToken = triggerRegexResultArray[2];
+            var regexRefName = triggerRegexResultArray[3];
+            plugins.beautylog.log("triggering build for ref " + regexRefName);
             plugins.beautylog.log("Found TRIGGER" + iteratorString);
-            plugins.request.post(process.env["TRIGGER" + iteratorString]);
+            plugins.request.post("https://gitlab.com/api/v3/projects/" + regexProjectId + "/trigger/builds", { form: { token: regexProjectTriggerToken, ref: regexRefName } });
         }
     }
     done.resolve();
     return done.promise;
 };
 
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diff --git a/ts/npmci.trigger.ts b/ts/npmci.trigger.ts
index a872cad..d5ceefe 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.trigger.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.trigger.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ import {bash} from "./npmci.bash";
 export let trigger = function(){
     let done = plugins.q.defer();
     plugins.beautylog.info("now running triggers");
+    let triggerRegex = /^([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)\/([a-zA-Z0-9\.]*)/;
     for(let i = 0; i < 100; i++){
         let iteratorString = i.toString();
         if(process.env["TRIGGER" + iteratorString]){
+            let triggerRegexResultArray = triggerRegex.exec(process.env["TRIGGER" + iteratorString]);
+            let regexDomain = triggerRegexResultArray[0];
+            let regexProjectId = triggerRegexResultArray[1];
+            let regexProjectTriggerToken = triggerRegexResultArray[2];
+            let regexRefName = triggerRegexResultArray[3];
+            plugins.beautylog.log("triggering build for ref " + regexRefName);
             plugins.beautylog.log("Found TRIGGER" + iteratorString);
-            plugins.request.post(process.env["TRIGGER" + iteratorString]);
+            plugins.request.post("https://gitlab.com/api/v3/projects/" + regexProjectId + "/trigger/builds", {form:{token:regexProjectTriggerToken,ref:regexRefName}});
         }
     }
     done.resolve();