diff --git a/templates/gitea/init.yaml b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
index 926c1f2..4fe4d1f 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/init.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ stringData:
     # END: initPreScript
     {{- end }}
 
+    chown 1000:1000 /data
     mkdir -p /data/git/.ssh
     chmod -R 700 /data/git/.ssh
     mkdir -p /data/gitea/conf