diff --git a/modules/homelab/gitea/default.nix b/modules/homelab/gitea/default.nix
index de3cf57..4b762c8 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/gitea/default.nix
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ in
           #          SSH_CREATE_AUTHORIZED_KEYS_FILE = true;
           # actual git config
           ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_USER = true;
+          DEFAULT_BRANCH = "trunk";
 
         };
       };