diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a08ffa449d83bfc6aa7780e9f1ea0537a8f26e23..e7e4cbf39ac4b723d45523d994fce62cbf5d78dd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Please send a merge request with a tested solution or a merge request with a fai
 1. **Observed behavior**
 1. **Relevant logs and/or screenshots:** Please use code blocks (\`\`\`) to format console output, logs, and code as it's very hard to read otherwise.
 1. **Output of checks**
-    * Results of GitLab [Application Check](doc/install/installation.md#check-application-status) (`sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production`); we will only investigate if the tests are passing
+    * Results of GitLab [Application Check](doc/install/installation.md#check-application-status) (`sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production SANITIZE=true`); we will only investigate if the tests are passing
     * Version of GitLab you are running; we will only investigate issues in the latest stable and development releases as per the [maintenance policy](MAINTENANCE.md)
     * Add the last commit sha1 of the GitLab version you used to replicate the issue (obtainable from the help page)
     * Describe your setup (use relevant parts from `sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:env:info RAILS_ENV=production`)
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index 37f9377256c1d5c2aeae6406ef823452d609ccf2..b5ebb2694b9c96b4d45a65e456f8880ec2d5d8e3 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ To make sure you didn't miss anything run a more thorough check with:
 
 If all items are green, then congratulations on successfully installing GitLab!
 
+NOTE: Supply `SANITIZE=true` environment variable to `gitlab:check` to omit project names from the output of the check command.
+
 ### Initial Login
 
 Visit YOUR_SERVER in your web browser for your first GitLab login. The setup has created an admin account for you. You can use it to log in:
diff --git a/doc/raketasks/maintenance.md b/doc/raketasks/maintenance.md
index 3339dfb03ace10022a338266650480c7d0cd688a..9f5d21527c375c91969459b37facf249a4477768 100644
--- a/doc/raketasks/maintenance.md
+++ b/doc/raketasks/maintenance.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check
 bundle exec rake gitlab:check RAILS_ENV=production
 ```
 
+NOTE: Use SANITIZE=true for gitlab:check if you want to omit project names from the output.
+
 Example output:
 
 ```
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
index 34116568e9996957069133d7be997483fbbb64ba..28fc56591cb2efc70e874fd8a7fea267fd07be6a 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       puts ""
 
       Project.find_each(batch_size: 100) do |project|
-        print "#{project.name_with_namespace.yellow} ... "
+        print sanitized_message(project)
 
         if project.satellite.exists?
           puts "yes".green
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       puts ""
 
       Project.find_each(batch_size: 100) do |project|
-        print "#{project.name_with_namespace.yellow} ... "
+        print sanitized_message(project)
 
         if project.empty_repo?
           puts "repository is empty".magenta
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       puts ""
 
       Project.find_each(batch_size: 100) do |project|
-        print "#{project.name_with_namespace.yellow} ... "
+        print sanitized_message(project)
 
         if project.namespace
           puts "yes".green
@@ -837,4 +837,20 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   def omnibus_gitlab?
     Dir.pwd == '/opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails'
   end
+
+  def sanitized_message(project)
+    if sanitize
+      "#{project.namespace_id.to_s.yellow}/#{project.id.to_s.yellow} ... "
+    else
+      "#{project.name_with_namespace.yellow} ... "
+    end
+  end
+
+  def sanitize
+    if ENV['SANITIZE'] == "true"
+      true
+    else
+      false
+    end
+  end
 end