diff --git a/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf b/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf
index c42be34d01..ffe1a07beb 100644
--- a/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf
+++ b/debian/conf/gitlab-debian.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ gitlab_nginx_log=/var/log/gitlab
 gitlab_ssl_path=/etc/gitlab/ssl
 gitlab_shell_root=/usr/share/gitlab-shell
 gitlab_shell_log=/var/log/gitlab-shell
-nginx_conf_example=/usr/share/doc/gitlab/nginx.conf.example
-nginx_ssl_conf_example_gz=/usr/share/doc/gitlab/nginx.ssl.conf.example.gz
 gitlab_log_dir=/var/log/gitlab
 gitlab_pid_path=/run/gitlab
+nginx_user=www-data
+nginx_conf_example=/usr/share/doc/gitlab/nginx.conf.example
+nginx_ssl_conf_example_gz=/usr/share/doc/gitlab/nginx.ssl.conf.example.gz