diff --git a/manifests/workloads/gitea/values.yaml b/manifests/workloads/gitea/values.yaml
index 03f5f0e2..22194603 100644
--- a/manifests/workloads/gitea/values.yaml
+++ b/manifests/workloads/gitea/values.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ global:
   imageRegistry: core.harbor.homelab.danmanners.com/docker.io
   storageClass: ceph-rbd
 
+image:
+  rootless: false
+
 persistence:
   storageClass: cephfs
   size: 40Gi