diff --git a/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml b/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml
index dea08bd..b9d9dfb 100644
--- a/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
               value: postgres
 
             - name: GITEA__ui__SHOW_USER_EMAIL
-              value: false
+              value: "false"
 
             - name: GITEA__database__HOST
               value: '{{ (datasource "config").db_hostname }}'