diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
index e204ad0001..2c3dad5174 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/shared_audits.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module SharedAudits
     @gitlab_release_data ||= {}
     @gitlab_release_data[id] ||= begin
       out, _, status= curl_output(
-        "--request", "GET", "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/#{user}%2F#{repo}/releases/#{tag}"
+        "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/#{user}%2F#{repo}/releases/#{tag}", "--fail"
       )
       return unless status.success?