diff --git a/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb b/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
index 21c10f319236628ff44432f74b87f49ad90ce51a..f84d0903910c20d1642c3ade5d808fd75652cfe6 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-password = if ENV['GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD'].nil? || ENV['GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD'].empty?
+password = if ENV['GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD'].blank?
              "5iveL!fe"
            else
              ENV['GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD']