diff --git a/lib/gitlab/shell_adapter.rb b/lib/gitlab/shell_adapter.rb
index fbe2a7a0d72..053dd4ab9e0 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/shell_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/shell_adapter.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 module Gitlab
   module ShellAdapter
     def gitlab_shell
-      Gitlab::Shell.new
+      @gitlab_shell ||= Gitlab::Shell.new
     end
   end
 end