diff --git a/augur/application/db/data_parse.py b/augur/application/db/data_parse.py
index 219c09c0e7..f1d0fdff50 100644
--- a/augur/application/db/data_parse.py
+++ b/augur/application/db/data_parse.py
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ def extract_needed_gitlab_issue_message_ref_data(message: dict, issue_id: int, r
     return message_ref_dict
 
 
-def extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(comment: dict, platform_id: int, tool_source: str, tool_version: str, data_source: str):
+def extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(comment: dict, platform_id: int, repo_id: int, tool_source: str, tool_version: str, data_source: str):
     """
     Extract specific metadata for a comment from an api response
     and connect it to the relevant platform id.
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ def extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(comment: dict, platform_id: int, tool_sou
     """
 
     comment_dict = {
+        "repo_id": repo_id,
         "pltfrm_id": platform_id,
         "msg_text": comment['body'],
         "msg_timestamp": comment['created_at'],
diff --git a/augur/tasks/gitlab/issues_task.py b/augur/tasks/gitlab/issues_task.py
index fe210a9f29..391f981d3b 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/gitlab/issues_task.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/gitlab/issues_task.py
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def process_gitlab_issue_messages(data, task_name, repo_id, logger, session):
             }
 
             message_dicts.append(
-                extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(message, platform_id, tool_source, tool_version, data_source)
+                extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(message, platform_id, repo_id, tool_source, tool_version, data_source)
             )
 
     contributors = remove_duplicate_dicts(contributors)
diff --git a/augur/tasks/gitlab/merge_request_task.py b/augur/tasks/gitlab/merge_request_task.py
index cdcd27a387..fd4674c3f5 100644
--- a/augur/tasks/gitlab/merge_request_task.py
+++ b/augur/tasks/gitlab/merge_request_task.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def process_gitlab_mr_messages(data, task_name, repo_id, logger, session):
             }
 
             message_dicts.append(
-                extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(message, platform_id, tool_source, tool_version, data_source)
+                extract_needed_gitlab_message_data(message, platform_id, repo_id, tool_source, tool_version, data_source)
             )
 
     contributors = remove_duplicate_dicts(contributors)