diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_runner.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_runner.py
index 99bfe5bfe7f..8bcadbf6bcb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_runner.py
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ class GitLabRunner(object):
     @param description Description of the runner
     '''
     def findRunner(self, description):
-        runners = self._gitlab.runners.list(as_list=False)
+        runners = self._gitlab.runners.all(as_list=False)
         for runner in runners:
-            if (runner.description == description):
-                return self._gitlab.runners.get(runner.id)
+            if (runner['description'] == description):
+                return self._gitlab.runners.get(runner['id'])
 
     '''
     @param description Description of the runner