diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 7ceaa64..da456f3 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ func newClient(service string, gitHostURL string) interface{} {
 }
 
 // parseGitHostURL parses the git host URL if provided
-// TODO: there is a chance, this parsing breaks more than
-// one git service
-// https://github.com/amitsaha/gitbackup/issues/195
 func parseGitHostURL(gitHostURL string, service string) *url.URL {
 	if len(gitHostURL) == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -103,12 +100,12 @@ func parseGitHostURL(gitHostURL string, service string) *url.URL {
 		log.Fatalf("Invalid git host URL: %s", gitHostURL)
 	}
 
-	// temp fix for https://github.com/amitsaha/gitbackup/issues/193
-	if service == "forgejo" {
-		return gitHostURLParsed
+	// Only GitLab requires /api/v4/ to be appended
+	if service == "gitlab" {
+		api, _ := url.Parse("api/v4/")
+		return gitHostURLParsed.ResolveReference(api)
 	}
-	api, _ := url.Parse("api/v4/")
-	return gitHostURLParsed.ResolveReference(api)
+	return gitHostURLParsed
 }
 
 // newGitHubClient creates a new GitHub client
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 28d8baf..49104fc 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -15,30 +15,30 @@ func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
 	defer teardownRepositoryTests()
 
 	customGitHost, _ := url.Parse("https://git.mycompany.com")
-	// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23051339/how-to-avoid-end-of-url-slash-being-removed-when-resolvereference-in-go
+	// GitLab expects /api/v4/ appended
 	api, _ := url.Parse("api/v4/")
-	expectedGitHostBaseURL := customGitHost.ResolveReference(api)
+	expectedGitLabBaseURL := customGitHost.ResolveReference(api)
 
 	// Client for github.com
 	client := newClient("github", "")
 	client = client.(*github.Client)
 
-	// Client for Enterprise Github
+	// Client for Enterprise Github - should use the URL as-is, not append /api/v4/
 	client = newClient("github", customGitHost.String())
 	gotBaseURL := client.(*github.Client).BaseURL
-	if gotBaseURL.String() != expectedGitHostBaseURL.String() {
-		t.Errorf("Expected BaseURL to be: %v, Got: %v\n", expectedGitHostBaseURL, gotBaseURL)
+	if gotBaseURL.String() != customGitHost.String() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected BaseURL to be: %v, Got: %v\n", customGitHost, gotBaseURL)
 	}
 
 	// Client for gitlab.com
 	client = newClient("gitlab", "")
 	client = client.(*gitlab.Client)
 
-	// Client for custom gitlab installation
+	// Client for custom gitlab installation - should append /api/v4/
 	client = newClient("gitlab", customGitHost.String())
 	gotBaseURL = client.(*gitlab.Client).BaseURL()
-	if gotBaseURL.String() != expectedGitHostBaseURL.String() {
-		t.Errorf("Expected BaseURL to be: %v, Got: %v\n", expectedGitHostBaseURL, gotBaseURL)
+	if gotBaseURL.String() != expectedGitLabBaseURL.String() {
+		t.Errorf("Expected BaseURL to be: %v, Got: %v\n", expectedGitLabBaseURL, gotBaseURL)
 	}
 
 	// Client for bitbucket.com