diff --git a/init/init/freebsd/gitlab-unicorn b/init/init/freebsd/gitlab-unicorn
index f6c4707..728eb75 100644
--- a/init/init/freebsd/gitlab-unicorn
+++ b/init/init/freebsd/gitlab-unicorn
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RAILS_ENV="production"
 
 # Script variable names should be lower-case not to conflict with
 # internal /bin/sh variables such as PATH, EDITOR or SHELL.
-app_user="gitlab"
+app_user="git"
 app_root="/home/$app_user/gitlab"
 pid_path="$app_root/tmp/pids"
 socket_path="$app_root/tmp/sockets"
@@ -387,4 +387,4 @@ case "$1" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-exit
+exit
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