diff --git a/templates/gitlab.yml.erb b/templates/gitlab.yml.erb
index e70e44b..5ed7c59 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/gitlab.yml.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ production: &base
     <%- end %>
 
     # Uncomment and customize if you can't use the default user to run GitLab (default: 'git')
-    # user: git
+    user: <%= @git_user %>
 
     # Uncomment and customize if you want to change the default time zone of GitLab application.
     # To see all available zones, run `bundle exec rake time:zones:all RAILS_ENV=production`