diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index c94b7e9271..58dd3eb227 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ EOF
       gl_proto="http"
 
       # Copy example configurations
+      test -f ${gitlab_yml_private} || \
+      cp ${gitlab_yml_example} ${gitlab_yml_private}
       test -f ${gitlab_shell_config_private} || \
       cp ${gitlab_shell_config_example} ${gitlab_shell_config_private}