diff --git a/lib/gitlab_shell.rb b/lib/gitlab_shell.rb
index e243aac8ad6f85a0318b98aed55a9f1cb927d5dc..0bcd7464c72e9e48dc0f19878f6608581075b959 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab_shell.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab_shell.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class GitlabShell
   class DisallowedCommandError < StandardError; end
   class InvalidRepositoryPathError < StandardError; end
 
-  GIT_COMMANDS = %w(git-upload-pack git-receive-pack git-upload-archive git-annex-shell git-lfs-authenticate).freeze
+  GIT_COMMANDS = %w(git-upload-pack git-receive-pack git-upload-archive git-annex-shell git-lfs-authenticate user).freeze
   API_COMMANDS = %w(2fa_recovery_codes)
   GL_PROTOCOL = 'ssh'.freeze
 
@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@ class GitlabShell
     raise DisallowedCommandError unless GIT_COMMANDS.include?(@command)
 
     case @command
+
+    when 'user'
+      puts user.to_json
+      exit
     when 'git-annex-shell'
       raise DisallowedCommandError unless @config.git_annex_enabled?
-
       @repo_name = args[2].sub(/\A\/~\//, '')
     when 'git-lfs-authenticate'
       raise DisallowedCommandError unless args.count >= 2