diff --git a/git_repo/services/ext/gitlab.py b/git_repo/services/ext/gitlab.py
index 02e54f0..ef12a5b 100644
--- a/git_repo/services/ext/gitlab.py
+++ b/git_repo/services/ext/gitlab.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def connect(self):
 
     def create(self, user, repo, add=False):
         try:
-            group = self.gl.groups.search(user)
+            group = self.gl.groups.list(search=user)
             data = {'name': repo, 'path': repo}
             if group:
                 data['namespace_id'] = group[0].id