diff --git a/files/gitlab-config-template/gitlab.rb.template b/files/gitlab-config-template/gitlab.rb.template
index 9df1a37d785ad1c4d52e9364b770406352b81d57_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvbmZpZy10ZW1wbGF0ZS9naXRsYWIucmIudGVtcGxhdGU=..8b132876275a254c632600062f38567847d0ec0e_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvbmZpZy10ZW1wbGF0ZS9naXRsYWIucmIudGVtcGxhdGU= 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-config-template/gitlab.rb.template
+++ b/files/gitlab-config-template/gitlab.rb.template
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 ## yaml format and the spaces must be retained. Using tabs will not work.
 
 # gitlab_rails['ldap_enabled'] = false
-# gitlab_rails['ldap_servers'] = YAML.load <<-EOS # remember to close this block with 'EOS' below
+# gitlab_rails['ldap_servers'] = YAML.load <<-'EOS' # remember to close this block with 'EOS' below
 #   main: # 'main' is the GitLab 'provider ID' of this LDAP server
 #     label: 'LDAP'
 #     host: '_your_ldap_server'