diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index df904460132..4f1f08602c4 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ gem "kaminari"
 gem "haml-rails"
 gem "jquery-rails"
 gem "grit", :git => "https://github.com/gitlabhq/grit.git"
+gem "gitolite", :git => "https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitolite.git"
 gem "carrierwave"
 gem "six"
 gem "therubyracer"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c975a956984..59c3b5e2a47 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ GIT
   specs:
     annotate (2.4.1.beta1)
 
+GIT
+  remote: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitolite.git
+  revision: 36dabd226caa40ff052677719adaacbfe667b36c
+  specs:
+    gitolite (0.0.3.alpha)
+      grit (~> 2.4.1)
+      hashery (~> 1.4.0)
+
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/gitlabhq/grit.git
   revision: ff015074ef35bd94cba943f9c0f98e161ab5851c
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ GEM
       activesupport (~> 3.0)
       haml (~> 3.0)
       railties (~> 3.0)
+    hashery (1.4.0)
     hike (1.2.1)
     i18n (0.6.0)
     inifile (0.4.1)
@@ -259,6 +268,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   drapper
   faker
   git
+  gitolite!
   grit!
   haml-rails
   inifile
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml b/config/gitlab.yml
index caa26ad2dce..3afd9c1111c 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ email:
 
 # Gitosis congiguration
 gitosis:
-  admin_uri: git@localhost:gitosis-admin.git
+  admin_uri: git@localhost:gitolite-admin
   base_path: /home/git/repositories/
   host: localhost
   git_user: git
diff --git a/lib/gitosis.rb b/lib/gitosis.rb
index 92d32d8bf73..6aa32849fc3 100644
--- a/lib/gitosis.rb
+++ b/lib/gitosis.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'gitolite'
+
 require 'inifile'
 require 'timeout'
 require 'fileutils'
@@ -7,15 +9,15 @@ class Gitosis
 
   def pull
     # create tmp dir
-    @local_dir = File.join(Dir.tmpdir,"gitlabhq-gitosis-#{Time.now.to_i}")
+    @local_dir = File.join(Dir.tmpdir,"gitlabhq-gitolite-#{Time.now.to_i}")
 
     Dir.mkdir @local_dir
 
-    `git clone #{GITOSIS['admin_uri']} #{@local_dir}/gitosis`
+    `git clone #{GITOSIS['admin_uri']} #{@local_dir}/gitolite`
   end
 
   def push
-    Dir.chdir(File.join(@local_dir, "gitosis"))
+    Dir.chdir(File.join(@local_dir, "gitolite"))
     `git add -A`
     `git commit -am "Gitlab"`
     `git push`
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ class Gitosis
 
   def configure
     status = Timeout::timeout(20) do
-      File.open(File.join(Dir.tmpdir,"gitlabhq-gitosis.lock"), "w+") do |f|
+      File.open(File.join(Dir.tmpdir,"gitlabhq-gitolite.lock"), "w+") do |f|
         begin 
           f.flock(File::LOCK_EX)
           pull
@@ -37,14 +39,14 @@ class Gitosis
         end
       end
     end
-  rescue Exception => ex
-    raise Gitosis::AccessDenied.new("gitosis timeout")
+  #rescue Exception => ex
+    #raise Gitosis::AccessDenied.new("gitolite timeout")
   end
 
   def destroy_project(project)
     `sudo -u git rm -rf #{project.path_to_repo}`
     
-    conf = IniFile.new(File.join(@local_dir,'gitosis','gitosis.conf'))
+    conf = IniFile.new(File.join(@local_dir,'gitolite', 'conf', 'gitolite.conf'))
 
     conf.delete_section("group #{project.path}")
 
@@ -53,22 +55,29 @@ class Gitosis
 
    #update or create
   def update_keys(user, key)
-    File.open(File.join(@local_dir, 'gitosis/keydir',"#{user}.pub"), 'w') {|f| f.write(key.gsub(/\n/,'')) }
+    File.open(File.join(@local_dir, 'gitolite/keydir',"#{user}.pub"), 'w') {|f| f.write(key.gsub(/\n/,'')) }
   end
 
   def delete_key(user)
-    File.unlink(File.join(@local_dir, 'gitosis/keydir',"#{user}.pub"))
-    `cd #{File.join(@local_dir,'gitosis')} ; git rm keydir/#{user}.pub`
+    File.unlink(File.join(@local_dir, 'gitolite/keydir',"#{user}.pub"))
+    `cd #{File.join(@local_dir,'gitolite')} ; git rm keydir/#{user}.pub`
   end
 
   #update or create
   def update_project(repo_name, name_writers)
-    # write config file
-    conf = IniFile.new(File.join(@local_dir,'gitosis','gitosis.conf'))
+    ga_repo = Gitolite::GitoliteAdmin.new(File.join(@local_dir,'gitolite'))
+    conf = ga_repo.config
 
-    conf["group #{repo_name}"]['writable'] = repo_name
-    conf["group #{repo_name}"]['members'] = name_writers.join(' ')
+    repo = if conf.has_repo?(repo_name)
+             conf.get_repo(repo_name)
+           else 
+             Gitolite::Config::Repo.new(repo_name)
+           end
 
-    conf.write
+    repo.add_permission("RW+", "", name_writers) unless name_writers.blank?
+
+    conf.add_repo(repo)
+
+    ga_repo.save
   end
 end