diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_group.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_group.py
index a9eb46785f1..26f9c9abb4e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_group.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_group.py
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ def main():
     )
 
     if not HAS_GITLAB_PACKAGE:
-        module.fail_json(msg="Missing requried gitlab module (check docs or install with: pip install pyapi-gitlab")
+        module.fail_json(msg="Missing required gitlab module (check docs or "
+                             "install with: pip install pyapi-gitlab")
 
     server_url = module.params['server_url']
     verify_ssl = module.params['validate_certs']
@@ -200,6 +201,14 @@ def main():
         e = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg="Failed to connect to Gitlab server: %s " % e)
 
+    # Check if user is authorized or not before proceeding to any operations
+    # if not, exit from here
+    auth_msg = git.currentuser().get('message', None)
+    if auth_msg is not None and auth_msg == '401 Unauthorized':
+        module.fail_json(msg='User unauthorized',
+                         details="User is not allowed to access Gitlab server "
+                                 "using login_token. Please check login_token")
+
     # Validate if group exists and take action based on "state"
     group = GitLabGroup(module, git)
     group_name = group_name.lower()
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_project.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_project.py
index 636e497ee8c..34f558f9b33 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_project.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_project.py
@@ -375,6 +375,14 @@ def main():
         e = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg="Failed to connect to Gitlab server: %s " % e)
 
+    # Check if user is authorized or not before proceeding to any operations
+    # if not, exit from here
+    auth_msg = git.currentuser().get('message', None)
+    if auth_msg is not None and auth_msg == '401 Unauthorized':
+        module.fail_json(msg='User unauthorized',
+                         details="User is not allowed to access Gitlab server "
+                                 "using login_token. Please check login_token")
+
     # Validate if project exists and take action based on "state"
     project = GitLabProject(module, git)
     project_exists = project.existsProject(group_name, project_name)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_user.py
index 7133ecb3dd4..09682626c23 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/source_control/gitlab_user.py
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ def main():
         e = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg="Failed to connect to Gitlab server: %s " % e)
 
+    # Check if user is authorized or not before proceeding to any operations
+    # if not, exit from here
+    auth_msg = git.currentuser().get('message', None)
+    if auth_msg is not None and auth_msg == '401 Unauthorized':
+        module.fail_json(msg='User unauthorized',
+                         details="User is not allowed to access Gitlab server "
+                                 "using login_token. Please check login_token")
+
     # Validate if group exists and take action based on "state"
     user = GitLabUser(module, git)