diff --git a/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix b/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix
index 3ad1fddf..10504f1b 100644
--- a/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixbld-etc-nixos/configuration.nix
@@ -777,6 +777,10 @@ in
   services.gitea = {
     enable = true;
     appName = "M-Labs Git";
+    database = {
+      type = "postgres";
+      socket = "/run/postgresql";
+    };
     mailerPasswordFile = "/etc/nixos/secret/mailerpassword";
     settings = {
       server = {