diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
index 22f1bdb..e53ef56 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/attributes/default.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_default_can_create_group'] = nil
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_username_changing_enabled'] = nil
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_default_theme'] = nil
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_signup_enabled'] = nil
+default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_signin_enabled'] = true
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_default_projects_features_issues'] = true
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_default_projects_features_merge_requests'] = true
 default['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['gitlab_default_projects_features_wiki'] = true
diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/gitlab.yml.erb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/gitlab.yml.erb
index cd05cf2..403e32e 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/gitlab.yml.erb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/gitlab.yml.erb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ production: &base
     signup_enabled: <%= @gitlab_signup_enabled %>
     #
     # default: true - If set to false, standard login form won't be shown on the sign-in page
-    # signin_enabled: false
+    signin_enabled: <%= @gitlab_signin_enabled %>
 
 
     # Restrict setting visibility levels for non-admin users.
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