diff --git a/src/css/grapesjs-plugins.scss b/src/css/grapesjs-plugins.scss
index cfbd161a..329fff56 100644
--- a/src/css/grapesjs-plugins.scss
+++ b/src/css/grapesjs-plugins.scss
@@ -59,7 +59,40 @@
 }
 
 // publication-ui
+@keyframes pub-blink {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0.25;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 #publish-dialog {
+  .notice {
+    margin: 10px 0;
+    background-color: rgba(255, 166, 0, 0.2);
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    padding: 10px;
+  }
+
+  progress {
+    width: 100%;
+    border-radius: 50px;
+    border: none;
+    height: 5px;
+    animation: pub-blink 0.33s infinite alternate;
+    background-color: $tertiaryColor;
+  }
+
+  progress::-webkit-progress-bar {
+    background-color: $tertiaryColor;
+  }
+
+  progress::-moz-progress-bar {
+    background-color: $tertiaryColor;
+  }
+
   header {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabConnector.ts b/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabConnector.ts
index 97738bec..8f12c14d 100644
--- a/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabConnector.ts
+++ b/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabConnector.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ export default class GitlabConnector implements StorageConnector {
     return encodeURIComponent(join(this.options.assetsFolder, path))
   }
 
+  isUsingOfficialInstance(): boolean {
+    const gitlabDomainRegexp = /(^|\b)(gitlab\.com)($|\b)/
+    return gitlabDomainRegexp.test(this.options.domain)
+  }
+
   async createFile(session: GitlabSession, websiteId: WebsiteId, path: string, content: string, isBase64 = false): Promise<void> {
     // Remove leading slash
     const safePath = path.replace(/^\//, '')
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ export default class GitlabConnector implements StorageConnector {
     const headers = {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     }
-    if(method === 'GET' && body) {
+    if (method === 'GET' && body) {
       console.error('Gitlab API error (4) - GET request with body', {url, method, body, params})
     }
     // With or without body
@@ -312,9 +317,9 @@ export default class GitlabConnector implements StorageConnector {
       throw new ApiError(`Gitlab API error (0): ${e.message} ${e.code} ${e.name} ${e.type}`, 500)
     }
     let json: { message: string, error: string } | any
-    // Handle the case when the server returns an non-JSON response (e.g. 400 Bad Request)
+    // Handle the case when the server returns a non-JSON response (e.g. 400 Bad Request)
     const text = await response.text()
-    if(!response.ok) {
+    if (!response.ok) {
       if (text.includes('A file with this name doesn\'t exist')) {
         throw new ApiError('Gitlab API error (5): Not Found', 404)
       } else if (response.status === 401 && this.getSessionToken(session).token?.refresh_token) {
diff --git a/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabHostingConnector.ts b/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabHostingConnector.ts
index dc2ca073..077c549c 100644
--- a/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabHostingConnector.ts
+++ b/src/ts/plugins/server/GitlabHostingConnector.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,21 @@ export default class GitlabHostingConnector extends GitlabConnector implements H
           job.message = 'Getting the deployment logs URL...'
           job.logs[0].push(job.message)
           const gitlabJobLogsUrl = await this.getGitlabJobLogsUrl(session, websiteId, job, { startJob, jobSuccess, jobError }, adminUrl, successTag)
+          // Because of the GitLab policy, this can be null (and we suggest the user to verify their account)
+          if (!gitlabJobLogsUrl) {
+            let errorMessage = 'Could not retrieve the deployment logs URL.'
+
+            if (this.isUsingOfficialInstance()) {
+              const verifyURL = 'https://gitlab.com/-/identity_verification'
+              errorMessage +=
+                `<div class="notice">
+                    If your GitLab account is recent, you may need to verify it <a href="${verifyURL}" target="_blank">here</a>
+                    in order to be able to use pipelines (this is GitLab's policy, not Silex's).
+                 </div>`
+            }
+
+            throw new Error(errorMessage)
+          }
           job.logs[0].push(`Deployment logs URL: ${gitlabJobLogsUrl}`)
           const message = `
             <p><a href="${gitlabUrl}" target="_blank">Your website is now live here</a>.</p>
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ export default class GitlabHostingConnector extends GitlabConnector implements H
           console.error('Error during getting the website URLs:', error.message)
           jobError(job.jobId, `Failed to get the website URLs: ${error.message}`)
         }
-      } else if(status === JobStatus.ERROR) {
+      } else if (status === JobStatus.ERROR) {
         job.errors[0].push(message)
         jobError(job.jobId, message)
       } else {
@@ -148,14 +163,15 @@ export default class GitlabHostingConnector extends GitlabConnector implements H
   }
 
   // waiting for the job corresponding to the current tag
-  async getGitlabJobLogsUrl(session: GitlabSession, websiteId: WebsiteId, job: PublicationJobData, { startJob, jobSuccess, jobError }: JobManager, projectUrl: string, tag): Promise<string> {
+  async getGitlabJobLogsUrl(session: GitlabSession, websiteId: WebsiteId, job: PublicationJobData, { startJob, jobSuccess, jobError }: JobManager, projectUrl: string, tag): Promise<string | null> {
     const t0 = Date.now()
     do {
       const jobs = await this.callApi(session, `api/v4/projects/${websiteId}/jobs`, 'GET')
+      if (!jobs.length) return null
       if (jobs[0].ref === tag) {return `${projectUrl}/-/jobs/${jobs[0].id}`}
       await setTimeout(waitTimeOut)
     } while ((Date.now() - t0) < this.options.timeOut)
-    
+      
     // failed in timelaps allowed (avoiding infinite loop)
     jobError(job.jobId, 'Failed to get job id')
     job.message = 'Unable to get job id'
@@ -194,7 +210,8 @@ export default class GitlabHostingConnector extends GitlabConnector implements H
       jobError(job.jobId, `Failed to create new tag: ${error.message}`)
       return null
     }
-    // return new tag
+    
+    // Return new tag
     return newTag
   }