diff --git a/‎gitlab/config.py‎
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@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.timeout: int = 60
         self.url: Optional[str] = None
         self.user_agent: str = USER_AGENT
+        self.keep_base_url: bool = False
 
         self._files = _get_config_files(config_files)
         if self._files:
@@ -235,6 +236,15 @@ def _parse_config(self) -> None:
         except _CONFIG_PARSER_ERRORS:
             pass
 
+        try:
+            self.keep_base_url = _config.getboolean("global", "keep_base_url")
+        except _CONFIG_PARSER_ERRORS:
+            pass
+        try:
+            self.keep_base_url = _config.getboolean(self.gitlab_id, "keep_base_url")
+        except _CONFIG_PARSER_ERRORS:
+            pass
+
         try:
             self.retry_transient_errors = _config.getboolean(
                 "global", "retry_transient_errors"