diff --git a/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix b/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix
index a9de9b7..734ac75 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ in
     users.users.gitea = {
       description = lib.mkForce "gitea server user";
       uid = ids;
-      isSystemUser = false;
+      isSystemUser = true;
       shell = pkgs.bash;
       home = "/var/lib/gitea";
       createHome = true;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ in
         server = {
           DOMAIN = "git.blakedheld.xyz";
           HTTP_PORT = cfg.port;
-          #SSH_PORT = cfg.ssh_port;
+          START_SSH_SERVER = true;
         };
       };
       database = {