diff --git a/applications/gitlab.nix b/applications/gitlab.nix
index 4ec060f..a177d9d 100644
--- a/applications/gitlab.nix
+++ b/applications/gitlab.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
     user = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
-      default = "git";
+      default = "gitlab";
     };
 
     ldap = {