diff --git a/awx/api/views/webhooks.py b/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
index d12eed9fb0..adb7aa199b 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/webhooks.py
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ class GitlabWebhookReceiver(WebhookReceiverBase):
         return h.hexdigest()
 
     def get_event_status_api(self):
+        if self.get_event_type() not in self.ref_keys.keys():
+            return
         project = self.request.data.get('project', {})
         repo_url = project.get('web_url')
         if not repo_url: