diff --git a/linux/k3s/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/linux/k3s/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index dfe344c..f6af9c6 100644
--- a/linux/k3s/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/linux/k3s/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ gitea_fqdn: gitea.example.com
 gitea_admin_user: gitea-admin
 gitea_admin_password: some_password
 gitea_admin_email: admin@example.com
+gitea_disable_registration: true
diff --git a/linux/k3s/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/linux/k3s/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index 832150c..67c404f 100644
--- a/linux/k3s/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/linux/k3s/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
     create_namespace: yes
     values:
       gitea:
+        config:
+          disableRegistration: "{{ gitea_disable_registration }}"
         admin:
           username: "{{ gitea_admin_user }}"
           password: "{{ gitea_admin_password }}"
           email: "{{ gitea_admin_email }}"
       persistence:
         enabled: true
-      config:
-        disableRegistration: true
       ingress:
         annotations:
           kubernetes.io/ingress.class: traefik