diff --git a/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix b/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix
index 046192a..dc4d985 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/services/gitea/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in
 
     # declare gitea user
     users.users.gitea = {
-      description = "gitea server user";
+      description = lib.mkForce "gitea server user";
       uid = ids;
       isSystemUser = true;
       home = "/var/lib/gitea";
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ in
       user = "gitea";
       group = "gitea";
       stateDir = data_dir;
-      appName = lib.mkForce "gitea";
+      appName =  "gitea";
       useWizard = true;
       settings = {
         server = {