diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb
index a954242..073976b 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/default.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ include_recipe "gitlab::users"
 include_recipe "gitlab::gitlab-shell"
 include_recipe "gitlab::gitlab-core"
 
+# Create a dummy unicorn service to receive notifications, in case the
+# gitlab::unicorn is not loaded below.
+service "unicorn" do
+  supports []
+end
+
 # Install our runit instance
 include_recipe "runit"
 
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