diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/5271-gitlab_hook-refactor.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/5271-gitlab_hook-refactor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c846e1b04ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/5271-gitlab_hook-refactor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - gitlab_hook - minor refactoring (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/5271).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_hook.py b/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_hook.py
index f0824a96c7c..3eb79be312d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_hook.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/source_control/gitlab/gitlab_hook.py
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ def create_or_update_hook(self, project, hook_url, options):
                 hook.save()
             except Exception as e:
                 self._module.fail_json(msg="Failed to update hook: %s " % e)
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
+
+        return changed
 
     '''
     @param project Project Object
@@ -257,9 +256,9 @@ def update_hook(self, hook, arguments):
         changed = False
 
         for arg_key, arg_value in arguments.items():
-            if arguments[arg_key] is not None:
-                if getattr(hook, arg_key, None) != arguments[arg_key]:
-                    setattr(hook, arg_key, arguments[arg_key])
+            if arg_value is not None:
+                if getattr(hook, arg_key, None) != arg_value:
+                    setattr(hook, arg_key, arg_value)
                     changed = True
 
         return (changed, hook)
@@ -287,10 +286,8 @@ def exists_hook(self, project, hook_url):
         return False
 
     def delete_hook(self):
-        if self._module.check_mode:
-            return True
-
-        return self.hook_object.delete()
+        if not self._module.check_mode:
+            self.hook_object.delete()
 
 
 def main():