diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.svelte.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.svelte.ts
index 7a9717015ef..22bd95c982a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.svelte.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.svelte.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { AzureDevOps } from "$lib/forge/azure/azure";
-import { BitBucket } from "$lib/forge/bitbucket/bitbucket";
+import { AZURE_DOMAIN, AzureDevOps } from "$lib/forge/azure/azure";
+import { BitBucket, BITBUCKET_DOMAIN } from "$lib/forge/bitbucket/bitbucket";
 import { DefaultForge } from "$lib/forge/default/default";
-import { GitHub } from "$lib/forge/github/github";
+import { GitHub, GITHUB_DOMAIN } from "$lib/forge/github/github";
 import { GitHubClient } from "$lib/forge/github/githubClient";
-import { GitLab } from "$lib/forge/gitlab/gitlab";
+import { GitLab, GITLAB_DOMAIN, GITLAB_SUB_DOMAIN } from "$lib/forge/gitlab/gitlab";
 import { InjectionToken } from "@gitbutler/core/context";
 import { deepCompare } from "@gitbutler/shared/compare";
 import type { ForgeProvider } from "$lib/baseBranch/baseBranch";
@@ -113,16 +113,16 @@ export class DefaultForgeFactory implements Reactive<Forge> {
 		} = config;
 		this._githubError = githubError;
 		if (repo && baseBranch) {
-			const forgeType = forgeOverride ?? detectedForgeProvider ?? "default";
-			this._determinedForgeType = forgeType;
+			this._determinedForgeType = this.determineForgeType(repo, detectedForgeProvider);
 			this._forge = this.build({
 				repo,
 				pushRepo,
 				baseBranch,
-				forgeType,
 				githubAuthenticated,
 				forgeIsLoading,
 				gitlabAuthenticated,
+				detectedForgeProvider,
+				forgeOverride,
 			});
 		} else {
 			this._determinedForgeType = "default";
@@ -134,19 +134,25 @@ export class DefaultForgeFactory implements Reactive<Forge> {
 		repo,
 		pushRepo,
 		baseBranch,
-		forgeType,
 		githubAuthenticated,
 		forgeIsLoading,
 		gitlabAuthenticated,
+		detectedForgeProvider,
+		forgeOverride,
 	}: {
 		repo: RepoInfo;
 		pushRepo?: RepoInfo;
 		baseBranch: string;
-		forgeType: ForgeName;
 		githubAuthenticated?: boolean;
 		forgeIsLoading?: boolean;
 		gitlabAuthenticated?: boolean;
+		detectedForgeProvider: ForgeProvider | undefined;
+		forgeOverride: ForgeName | undefined;
 	}): Forge {
+		let forgeType = this.determineForgeType(repo, detectedForgeProvider);
+		if (forgeType === "default" && forgeOverride) {
+			forgeType = forgeOverride;
+		}
 		const forkStr =
 			pushRepo && pushRepo.hash !== repo.hash ? `${pushRepo.owner}:${pushRepo.name}` : undefined;
 
@@ -192,6 +198,35 @@ export class DefaultForgeFactory implements Reactive<Forge> {
 		return this.default;
 	}
 
+	private determineForgeType(
+		repo: RepoInfo,
+		detectedForgeProvider: ForgeProvider | undefined,
+	): ForgeName {
+		if (detectedForgeProvider) {
+			return detectedForgeProvider;
+		}
+		const domain = repo.domain;
+
+		if (domain.includes(GITHUB_DOMAIN)) {
+			return "github";
+		}
+		if (
+			domain === GITLAB_DOMAIN ||
+			domain.startsWith(GITLAB_SUB_DOMAIN + ".") ||
+			domain.startsWith("xy" + GITLAB_SUB_DOMAIN + ".") // Temporary workaround until we have foerge overrides implemented
+		) {
+			return "gitlab";
+		}
+		if (domain.includes(BITBUCKET_DOMAIN)) {
+			return "bitbucket";
+		}
+		if (domain.includes(AZURE_DOMAIN)) {
+			return "azure";
+		}
+
+		return "default";
+	}
+
 	invalidate(tags: TagDescription<ReduxTag>[]) {
 		const action = this.current.invalidate(tags);
 		const { dispatch } = this.params;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.test.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.test.ts
index 29dfdb77efb..55473fb05bc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.test.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/forge/forgeFactory.test.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,13 @@ describe.concurrent("DefaultforgeFactory", () => {
 					owner: "test-owner",
 				},
 				baseBranch: "some-base",
-				forgeType: "github",
+				detectedForgeProvider: undefined,
+				forgeOverride: undefined,
 			}),
 		).instanceOf(GitHub);
 	});
 
-	test("Create GitLab service", async () => {
+	test("Create self hosted Gitlab service", async () => {
 		const factory = new DefaultForgeFactory({
 			gitHubClient,
 			gitHubApi,
@@ -70,17 +71,18 @@ describe.concurrent("DefaultforgeFactory", () => {
 		expect(
 			factory.build({
 				repo: {
-					domain: "gitlab.com",
+					domain: "gitlab.domain.com",
 					name: "test-repo",
 					owner: "test-owner",
 				},
 				baseBranch: "some-base",
-				forgeType: "gitlab",
+				detectedForgeProvider: undefined,
+				forgeOverride: undefined,
 			}),
 		).instanceOf(GitLab);
 	});
 
-	test("setConfig uses detectedForgeProvider when present", async () => {
+	test("Create Gitlab service", async () => {
 		const factory = new DefaultForgeFactory({
 			gitHubClient,
 			gitHubApi,
@@ -90,17 +92,21 @@ describe.concurrent("DefaultforgeFactory", () => {
 			posthog,
 			dispatch,
 		});
-		factory.setConfig({
-			repo: { domain: "github.example.net", name: "test-repo", owner: "test-owner" },
-			baseBranch: "main",
-			detectedForgeProvider: "github",
-			forgeOverride: undefined,
-		});
-		expect(factory.current).instanceOf(GitHub);
-		expect(factory.determinedForgeType).toBe("github");
+		expect(
+			factory.build({
+				repo: {
+					domain: "gitlab.com",
+					name: "test-repo",
+					owner: "test-owner",
+				},
+				baseBranch: "some-base",
+				detectedForgeProvider: undefined,
+				forgeOverride: undefined,
+			}),
+		).instanceOf(GitLab);
 	});
 
-	test("setConfig falls back to detectedForgeProvider when forgeOverride is absent", async () => {
+	test("Respects detectedForgeProvider: GitHub", async () => {
 		const factory = new DefaultForgeFactory({
 			gitHubClient,
 			gitHubApi,
@@ -110,52 +116,39 @@ describe.concurrent("DefaultforgeFactory", () => {
 			posthog,
 			dispatch,
 		});
-		factory.setConfig({
-			repo: { domain: "github.example.net", name: "test-repo", owner: "test-owner" },
+		const result = factory.build({
+			repo: {
+				domain: "gitlab.com",
+				name: "test-repo",
+				owner: "test-owner",
+			},
 			baseBranch: "main",
 			detectedForgeProvider: "github",
 			forgeOverride: undefined,
 		});
-		expect(factory.current).instanceOf(GitHub);
-		expect(factory.determinedForgeType).toBe("github");
+		expect(result).instanceOf(GitHub);
 	});
 
-	test("setConfig resolves to default when both detectedForgeProvider and forgeOverride are absent", async () => {
+	test("Respects detectedForgeProvider: GitLab", async () => {
 		const factory = new DefaultForgeFactory({
 			gitHubClient,
 			gitHubApi,
-			backendApi,
 			gitLabClient,
-			gitLabApi,
-			posthog,
-			dispatch,
-		});
-		factory.setConfig({
-			repo: { domain: "custom.example.com", name: "test-repo", owner: "test-owner" },
-			baseBranch: "main",
-			detectedForgeProvider: undefined,
-			forgeOverride: undefined,
-		});
-		expect(factory.determinedForgeType).toBe("default");
-	});
-
-	test("forgeOverride takes precedence over detectedForgeProvider", async () => {
-		const factory = new DefaultForgeFactory({
-			gitHubClient,
-			gitHubApi,
 			backendApi,
-			gitLabClient,
 			gitLabApi,
 			posthog,
 			dispatch,
 		});
-		factory.setConfig({
-			repo: { domain: "github.com", name: "test-repo", owner: "test-owner" },
+		const result = factory.build({
+			repo: {
+				domain: "github.com",
+				name: "test-repo",
+				owner: "test-owner",
+			},
 			baseBranch: "main",
-			detectedForgeProvider: "github",
-			forgeOverride: "gitlab",
+			detectedForgeProvider: "gitlab",
+			forgeOverride: undefined,
 		});
-		expect(factory.current).instanceOf(GitLab);
-		expect(factory.determinedForgeType).toBe("gitlab");
+		expect(result).instanceOf(GitLab);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/crates/but-forge/src/lib.rs b/crates/but-forge/src/lib.rs
index 9911958c1d2..77fc8e6f0de 100644
--- a/crates/but-forge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/but-forge/src/lib.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ pub fn get_all_forge_accounts() -> anyhow::Result<Vec<ForgeUser>> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::{
-        ForgeName, ForgeUser, derive_forge_repo_info, match_host_to_accounts_custom_host,
-        normalize_host_for_comparison,
+        ForgeName, ForgeUser, match_host_to_accounts_custom_host, normalize_host_for_comparison,
     };
 
     #[test]
@@ -281,23 +280,4 @@ mod tests {
             "repository.com"
         );
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn derive_forge_detects_github_enterprise_subdomain_ssh() {
-        let info = derive_forge_repo_info("git@github.ourinternaldomain.net:our-org/my-repo.git")
-            .expect("should detect GHES from github.* subdomain");
-        assert_eq!(info.forge, ForgeName::GitHub);
-        assert_eq!(info.owner, "our-org");
-        assert_eq!(info.repo, "my-repo");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn derive_forge_detects_github_enterprise_subdomain_https() {
-        let info =
-            derive_forge_repo_info("https://github.ourinternaldomain.net/our-org/my-repo.git")
-                .expect("should detect GHES from github.* subdomain");
-        assert_eq!(info.forge, ForgeName::GitHub);
-        assert_eq!(info.owner, "our-org");
-        assert_eq!(info.repo, "my-repo");
-    }
 }