diff --git a/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix b/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix
index 357911046960..7268636b62ad 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/gitlab.nix
@@ -9,9 +9,57 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
   nodes = {
     gitlab = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
       virtualisation.memorySize = 768;
-      services.gitlab.enable = true;
-      services.gitlab.databasePassword = "gitlab";
+
+      services.nginx = {
+        enable = true;
+        virtualHosts = {
+          "localhost" = {
+            locations."/".proxyPass = "http://unix:/run/gitlab/gitlab-workhorse.socket";
+          };
+        };
+      };
+
       systemd.services.gitlab.serviceConfig.TimeoutStartSec = "10min";
+      services.gitlab = {
+        enable = true;
+        databasePassword = "dbPassword";
+        secrets = {
+          secret = "secret";
+          otp = "otpsecret";
+          db = "dbsecret";
+
+          # nix-shell -p openssl --run "openssl genrsa 2048"
+          jws = ''
+            -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+            MIIEpAIBAAKCAQEA13/qEio76OWUtWO0WIz9lWnsTWOU8Esv4sQHDq9PCEFsLt21
+            PAXrlWhLjjWcxGfsrDwnh7YErGHYL62BMSxMdFJolaknlQK/O/V8UETDe45VoHM+
+            Znk270RfUcfYFgiihnXUZXVmL0om9TsQSk646wCcjCY9LxtxUyKNhvT7KjgYw2aX
+            z34aw7M+Js3T2p1TjZPSC82GtmtKkJEKFMi5EjprLTDE7EdcUzr9Xuw+kQ+gRm9k
+            7FE+JQqSoprwE3Q0v2OAn3UhLMgg0gNFRnsc5l6IAshDzV+H22RPqKKlJjVjjfPY
+            0TQSvYLVApigHbDPH0BoCXfjFfQazbbP3OUHrwIDAQABAoIBAQCMU+tkcMQaYIV5
+            qLdjgkwO467QpivyXcOM8wF1eosIYTHFQvIlZ+WEoSmyLQ8shlADyBgls01Pw1c3
+            lNAv6RzQEmmwKzpvOh61OKH+0whIiOMRXHoh2IUBQZCgfHYlwvGyhUAN4WjtGmhM
+            AG4XNTQNM5S9Xpkw97nP3Qwz+YskbbkrfqtCEVy9ro+4nhbjqPsuO3adbnkva4zR
+            cyurRhrHgHU6LPjn5NHnHH4qw2faY2oAsL8pmpkTbO5IqWDvOcbjNfjVPgVoq26O
+            bbaa1qs4nmc80qQgMjRPJef535xyf3eLsSlDvpf6O8sPrJzVR1zaqEqixpQCZDac
+            +kRiSBrhAoGBAOwHiq0PuyJh6VzBu7ybqX6+gF/wA4Jkwzx6mbfaBgurvU1aospp
+            kisIonAkxSbxllZMnjbkShZEdATYKeT9o5NEhnU4YnHfc5bJZbiWOZAzYGLcY7g8
+            vDQ31pBItyY4pFgPbSpNlbUvUsoPVJ45RasRADDTNCzMzdjFQQXst2V9AoGBAOm7
+            sSpzYfFPLEAhieAkuhtbsX58Boo46djiKVfzGftfp6F9aHTOfzGORU5jrZ16mSbS
+            qkkC6BEFrATX2051dzzXC89fWoJYALrsffE5I3KlKXsCAWSnCP1MMxOfH+Ls61Mr
+            7pK/LKfvJt53mUH4jIdbmmFUDwbg18oBEH+x9PmbAoGAS/+JqXu9N67rIxDGUE6W
+            3tacI0f2+U9Uhe67/DTZaXyc8YFTlXU0uWKIWy+bw5RaYeM9tlL/f/f+m2i25KK+
+            vrZ7zNag7CWU5GJovGyykDnauTpZaYM03mN0VPT08/uc/zXIYqyknbhlIeaZynCK
+            fDB3LUF0NVCknz20WCIGU0kCgYEAkxY0ZXx61Dp4pFr2wwEZxQGs7uXpz64FKyEX
+            12r6nMATY4Lh6y/Px0W6w5vis8lk+5Ny6cNUevHQ0LNuJS+yu6ywl+1vrbrnqroM
+            f3LvpcPeGLSoX8jl1VDQi7aFgG6LoKly1xJLbdsH4NPutB9PgBbbTghx9GgmI88L
+            rPA2M6UCgYBOmkYJocNgxg6B1/n4Tb9fN1Q/XuJrFDE6NxVUoke+IIyMPRH7FC3m
+            VMYzu+b7zTVJjaBb1cmJemxl/xajziWDofJYPefhdbOVU7HXtmJFY0IG3pVxU1zW
+            3bmDj5QAtCUDpuuNa6GEIT0YR4+D/V7o3DmlZ0tVIwKJmVJoQ2f5dw==
+            -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+          '';
+        };
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -19,6 +67,6 @@ import ./make-test.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
     $gitlab->start();
     $gitlab->waitForUnit("gitlab.service");
     $gitlab->waitForUnit("gitlab-sidekiq.service");
-    $gitlab->waitUntilSucceeds("curl http://localhost:8080/users/sign_in");
+    $gitlab->waitUntilSucceeds("curl http://localhost:80/users/sign_in");
   '';
 })