diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/gitlab.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/gitlab.rb
index 9c6609c..386d6f8 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/gitlab.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/gitlab.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module Gitlab
   bootstrap Mash.new
   postgresql Mash.new
   redis Mash.new
+  gitlab_core Mash.new
   node nil
 
   class << self
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       Gitlab['postgresql']['sql_password'] ||= generate_hex(50)
-      Gitlab['gitlab-core']['secret_token'] ||= generate_hex(64)
+      Gitlab['gitlab_core']['secret_token'] ||= generate_hex(64)
 
       if File.directory?("/etc/gitlab")
         File.open("/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json", "w") do |f|
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ module Gitlab
               'postgresql' => {
                 'sql_password' => Gitlab['postgresql']['sql_password'],
               },
-              'gitlab-core' => {
-                'secret_token' => Gitlab['gitlab-core']['secret_token'],
+              'gitlab_core' => {
+                'secret_token' => Gitlab['gitlab_core']['secret_token'],
               }
             })
           )
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