diff --git a/modules/server/containers/apps/gitea.nix b/modules/server/containers/apps/gitea.nix
index 94d748b..96bb238 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/apps/gitea.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/apps/gitea.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ in {
       GT="${pkgs.podman}/bin/podman --events-backend=none exec -u git gitea-server gitea"
 
       $GT admin user create --username "$DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME" --password "$DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD" --email "$DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL" --admin || true
-      $GT admin user change --username "$DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME" --admin || true
+      $GT admin user change --admin=true "$DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME"  || true
 
       echo "Completed Gitea Setup"
       '';