diff --git a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
index 331bdf65..590aa32e 100644
--- a/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
+++ b/pr_agent/git_providers/gitlab_provider.py
@@ -515,7 +515,8 @@ class GitLabProvider(GitProvider):
 
     def get_repo_settings(self):
         try:
-            contents = self.gl.projects.get(self.id_project).files.get(file_path='.pr_agent.toml', ref=self.mr.target_branch).decode()
+            main_branch = self.gl.projects.get(self.id_project).default_branch
+            contents = self.gl.projects.get(self.id_project).files.get(file_path='.pr_agent.toml', ref=main_branch).decode()
             return contents
         except Exception:
             return ""
diff --git a/pr_agent/tools/pr_questions.py b/pr_agent/tools/pr_questions.py
index 6f400b96..7cdb7984 100644
--- a/pr_agent/tools/pr_questions.py
+++ b/pr_agent/tools/pr_questions.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from pr_agent.algo.pr_processing import get_pr_diff, retry_with_fallback_models
 from pr_agent.algo.token_handler import TokenHandler
 from pr_agent.algo.utils import ModelType
 from pr_agent.config_loader import get_settings
-from pr_agent.git_providers import get_git_provider
+from pr_agent.git_providers import get_git_provider, GitLabProvider
 from pr_agent.git_providers.git_provider import get_main_pr_language
 from pr_agent.log import get_logger
 from pr_agent.servers.help import HelpMessage
@@ -116,10 +116,22 @@ class PRQuestions:
                 model=model, temperature=get_settings().config.temperature, system=system_prompt, user=user_prompt)
         return response
 
+    def gitlab_protections(self, model_answer: str) -> str:
+        github_quick_actions_MR = ["/approve", "/close", "/merge", "/reopen", "/unapprove", "/title", "/assign",
+                                "/copy_metadata", "/target_branch"]
+        if any(action in model_answer for action in github_quick_actions_MR):
+            str_err = "Model answer contains GitHub quick actions, which are not supported in GitLab"
+            get_logger().error(str_err)
+            return str_err
+        return model_answer
+
     def _prepare_pr_answer(self) -> str:
         model_answer = self.prediction.strip()
         # sanitize the answer so that no line will start with "/"
         model_answer_sanitized = model_answer.replace("\n/", "\n /")
+        model_answer_sanitized = model_answer_sanitized.replace("\r/", "\r /")
+        if isinstance(self.git_provider, GitLabProvider):
+            model_answer_sanitized = self.gitlab_protections(model_answer_sanitized)
         if model_answer_sanitized.startswith("/"):
             model_answer_sanitized = " " + model_answer_sanitized
         if model_answer_sanitized != model_answer: