diff --git a/debian/conf/gitlab.yml b/debian/conf/gitlab.yml
index ee59ce66a8..9f05d24dd0 100644
--- a/debian/conf/gitlab.yml
+++ b/debian/conf/gitlab.yml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ production: &base
 
     # File that contains the secret key for verifying access for gitlab-shell.
     # Default is '.gitlab_shell_secret' relative to Rails.root (i.e. root of the GitLab app).
-    # secret_file: /home/git/gitlab/.gitlab_shell_secret
+    secret_file: /var/lib/gitlab/.gitlab_shell_secret
 
     # Git over HTTP
     upload_pack: true