diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
index 20b87af23a5..34be9d69a46 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ in {
       "d ${cfg.statePath} 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
       "d ${cfg.statePath}/builds 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
       "d ${cfg.statePath}/config 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
-      "D ${cfg.statePath}/config/initializers 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
+      "d ${cfg.statePath}/config/initializers 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
       "d ${cfg.statePath}/db 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
       "d ${cfg.statePath}/log 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"
       "d ${cfg.statePath}/repositories 2770 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} -"