diff --git a/etc/zuul.conf-sample b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
index 41f2386..6c91c8f 100644
--- a/etc/zuul.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 log_config=/etc/zuul/logging.yaml
 pidfile=/var/run/zuul/zuul.pid
 state_dir=/var/lib/zuul
+git_dir=/var/lib/zuul/git