diff --git a/modules/git_webhooks/gitlab.py b/modules/git_webhooks/gitlab.py
index 9a315e47..2f2a34eb 100644
--- a/modules/git_webhooks/gitlab.py
+++ b/modules/git_webhooks/gitlab.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class GitLab(object):
         number = utils.irc.color("#%s" % data["object_attributes"]["iid"],
             colors.COLOR_ID)
         action = data["object_attributes"]["action"]
-        issue_title = data["object_attributes"]["description"]
+        issue_title = data["object_attributes"]["title"]
         author = utils.irc.bold(data["user"]["username"])
         url = data["object_attributes"]["url"]