diff --git a/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py b/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
index 5f31e2252..d49606e73 100644
--- a/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
+++ b/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
@@ -312,9 +312,14 @@ class GitLabBuildTrigger(BuildTriggerHandler):
   def _get_namespace(self, gl_client, gl_namespace, lazy=False):
     try:
       if gl_namespace.attributes['kind'] == 'group':
-        return gl_client.groups.get(gl_namespace.attributes['name'], lazy=lazy)
+        return gl_client.groups.get(gl_namespace.attributes['id'], lazy=lazy)
 
-      return gl_client.users.get(gl_namespace.attributes['name'], lazy=lazy)
+      if gl_namespace.attributes['name'] == gl_client.user.attributes['username']:
+        return gl_client.users.get(gl_client.user.attributes['id'], lazy=lazy)
+
+      # Note: This doesn't seem to work for IDs retrieved via the namespaces API; the IDs are
+      # different.
+      return gl_client.users.get(gl_namespace.attributes['id'], lazy=lazy)
     except gitlab.GitlabGetError:
       return None
 
diff --git a/buildtrigger/test/gitlabmock.py b/buildtrigger/test/gitlabmock.py
index aedc08f5f..4f2506634 100644
--- a/buildtrigger/test/gitlabmock.py
+++ b/buildtrigger/test/gitlabmock.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def namespaces_handler(_, request):
 
 
 def get_projects_handler(add_permissions_block):
-  @urlmatch(netloc=r'fakegitlab', path=r'/api/v4/groups/someorg/projects$')
+  @urlmatch(netloc=r'fakegitlab', path=r'/api/v4/groups/2/projects$')
   def projects_handler(_, request):
     if not request.headers.get('Authorization') == 'Bearer foobar':
       return {'status_code': 401}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def get_projects_handler(add_permissions_block):
 
 
 def get_group_handler(null_avatar):
-  @urlmatch(netloc=r'fakegitlab', path=r'/api/v4/groups/someorg$')
+  @urlmatch(netloc=r'fakegitlab', path=r'/api/v4/groups/2$')
   def group_handler(_, request):
     if not request.headers.get('Authorization') == 'Bearer foobar':
       return {'status_code': 401}
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ def delete_deploykey_handker(_, request):
   }
 
 
-@urlmatch(netloc=r'fakegitlab', path=r'/api/v4/users/knownuser/projects$')
+@urlmatch(netloc=r'fakegitlab', path=r'/api/v4/users/2/projects$')
 def user_projects_list_handler(_, request):
   if not request.headers.get('Authorization') == 'Bearer foobar':
     return {'status_code': 401}
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/manage-trigger/manage-trigger.component.html b/static/js/directives/ui/manage-trigger/manage-trigger.component.html
index 7eec1ff63..913beb3c9 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/manage-trigger/manage-trigger.component.html
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/manage-trigger/manage-trigger.component.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
           <img class="namespace-avatar"
                ng-src="{{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.avatar_url }}"
                ng-if="$ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.avatar_url">
-          {{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.id }}
+          {{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.title }}
         </strong>
 
         <div style="display: flex; justify-content: flex-end;">
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
           <img class="namespace-avatar"
                ng-src="{{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.avatar_url }}"
                ng-if="$ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.avatar_url">
-          {{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.id }}/{{ $ctrl.local.selectedRepository.name }}
+          {{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.title }}/{{ $ctrl.local.selectedRepository.name }}
         </strong>
 
         <div class="radio" style="margin-top: 20px;">
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
           There was an error when verifying the state of <img class="namespace-avatar"
                                                               ng-src="{{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.avatar_url }}"
                                                               ng-if="$ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.avatar_url">
-          {{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.id }}/{{ $ctrl.local.selectedRepository.name }}
+          {{ $ctrl.local.selectedNamespace.title }}/{{ $ctrl.local.selectedRepository.name }}
         </strong>
 
         {{ $ctrl.local.triggerAnalysis.message }}