diff --git a/src/mednet/scripts/upload.py b/src/mednet/scripts/upload.py
index ec2ba7b27b2478adcf36dfdc2e19f9bd8f25f62b..bed4802f8863ef4bc1d445b56f3c0c2d45fb623d 100644
--- a/src/mednet/scripts/upload.py
+++ b/src/mednet/scripts/upload.py
@@ -32,14 +32,8 @@ def _get_gitlab_config():
         token = input(f"{server} (user or project) token: ")
         gl = gitlab.Gitlab(server, private_token=token, api_version="4")
         config = {"idiap": {"private_token": token}}
-    # try to authenticate with given credential.
-    try:
-        gl.auth()
-    except:
-        logger.error("Gitlab credential issue, authentication failed.")
-        raise RuntimeError(
-            f"There is a Gitlab credential issue that must be fixed before uploading."
-        )
+    # test authentication with given credential.
+    gl.auth()
 
     return gl, config