diff --git a/debian/conf/gitlab.yml.example b/debian/conf/gitlab.yml.example
index 2a70880a02..f639b591db 100644
--- a/debian/conf/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/debian/conf/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ production: &base
     # relative_url_root: /gitlab
 
     # Uncomment and customize if you can't use the default user to run GitLab (default: 'git')
-    user: GITLAB_USER
+    user: GITLAB_USER #gitlab_user (DON'T REMOVE THIS COMMENT)
     user_home: /var/lib/gitlab
 
     ## Date & Time settings