diff --git a/bin/cml/asset/publish.e2e.test.js b/bin/cml/asset/publish.e2e.test.js
index 21d84de2b..b23038beb 100644
--- a/bin/cml/asset/publish.e2e.test.js
+++ b/bin/cml/asset/publish.e2e.test.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('CML e2e', () => {
       'assets/test.svg'
     );
 
-    expect(output.startsWith('https://')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.startsWith('/uploads/')).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test('cml publish /nonexistent produces file error', async () => {
diff --git a/src/cml.e2e.test.js b/src/cml.e2e.test.js
index 02d19d953..1f7805053 100644
--- a/src/cml.e2e.test.js
+++ b/src/cml.e2e.test.js
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ describe('Gitlab tests', () => {
       native: true
     });
 
-    expect(output.startsWith('https://')).toBe(true);
-    expect(output.includes('cml=png')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.startsWith('/uploads/')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.includes('cml=png')).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test('Publish image using gl with markdown', async () => {
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ describe('Gitlab tests', () => {
       native: true
     });
 
-    expect(output.startsWith('![](https://')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.startsWith('![](/uploads/')).toBe(true);
     expect(output.endsWith(` "${title}")`)).toBe(true);
-    expect(output.includes('cml=png')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.includes('cml=png')).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test('Publish a non image file using gl in markdown', async () => {
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ describe('Gitlab tests', () => {
       native: true
     });
 
-    expect(output.startsWith(`[${title}](https://`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.startsWith(`[${title}](/uploads/`)).toBe(true);
     expect(output.endsWith(')')).toBe(true);
-    expect(output.includes('cml=pdf')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.includes('cml=pdf')).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test('Publish a non image file using native', async () => {
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ describe('Gitlab tests', () => {
       native: true
     });
 
-    expect(output.startsWith(`[${title}](https://`)).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.startsWith(`[${title}](/uploads/`)).toBe(true);
     expect(output.endsWith(')')).toBe(true);
-    expect(output.includes('cml=pdf')).toBe(true);
+    expect(output.includes('cml=pdf')).toBe(false);
   });
 
   test('Publish should fail with an invalid driver', async () => {
diff --git a/src/cml.js b/src/cml.js
index b6146d82d..ecabc8edf 100644
--- a/src/cml.js
+++ b/src/cml.js
@@ -346,12 +346,14 @@ class CML {
       ({ mime, uri } = await upload(opts));
     }
 
-    if (!rmWatermark) {
+    if (!rmWatermark && !native) {
       const [, type] = mime.split('/');
       uri = watermarkUri({ uri, type });
     }
 
-    uri = preventcacheUri({ uri });
+    if (!native) {
+      uri = preventcacheUri({ uri });
+    }
 
     if (md && mime.match('(image|video)/.*'))
       return `![](${uri}${title ? ` "${title}"` : ''})`;
diff --git a/src/drivers/gitlab.js b/src/drivers/gitlab.js
index f5cebdbc7..202e8708b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/gitlab.js
+++ b/src/drivers/gitlab.js
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ class Gitlab {
   }
 
   async upload(opts = {}) {
-    const { repo } = this;
-
     const projectPath = await this.projectPath();
     const endpoint = `/projects/${projectPath}/uploads`;
     const { size, mime, data } = await fetchUploadData(opts);
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ class Gitlab {
 
     const { url } = await this.request({ endpoint, method: 'POST', body });
 
-    return { uri: `${repo}${url}`, mime, size };
+    return { uri: url, mime, size };
   }
 
   async runnerToken(body) {