diff --git a/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml b/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml
index 3cf1463..4994832 100644
--- a/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/homelab-services/gitea/k3s/deployment.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ spec:
             - name: GITEA__security__INSTALL_LOCK
               value: "true"
 
+            - name: GITEA__security__SECRET_KEY
+              value: "randomHex"
+
           volumeMounts:
             - name: gitea-data
               mountPath: /data