1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/gl_id.rb b/lib/gitlab/gl_id.rb
index 624fd00367e..a53d156b41f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/gl_id.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/gl_id.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ module Gitlab
   module GlId
     def self.gl_id(user)
       if user.present?
-        "user-#{user.id}"
+        gl_id_from_id_value(user.id)
       else
-        ""
+        ''
       end
     end
+
+    def self.gl_id_from_id_value(id)
+      "user-#{id}"
+    end
   end
 end