diff --git a/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example b/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example
index 9472c3c992f..b341b5a0309 100644
--- a/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example
+++ b/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example
@@ -87,4 +87,6 @@ shell_path="/bin/bash"
 
 # This variable controls whether the init script starts/stops Gitaly
 gitaly_enabled=false
+gitaly_dir=$(cd $app_root/../gitaly 2> /dev/null && pwd)
+gitaly_pid_path="$pid_path/gitaly.pid"
 gitaly_log="$app_root/log/gitaly.log"