diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 8c4c31a7..a9193b18 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+**latest**
+- run /etc/init.d/gitlab as git user, plays nicely with selinux
+
 **7.1.0**
 - removed GITLAB_SUPPORT configuration option
 - upgrade to gitlab-ce 7.1.0
diff --git a/assets/init b/assets/init
index 69ce48eb..4712a582 100755
--- a/assets/init
+++ b/assets/init
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ appStart () {
 	rm -rf /home/git/gitlab/tmp/pids/sidekiq.pid
 
 	# start the gitlab application
-	/etc/init.d/gitlab start
+	sudo -u git -H /etc/init.d/gitlab start
 
 	# create satellite directories
 	sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:satellites:create RAILS_ENV=production