diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml
index 8b646e2eae..e327dac9b9 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 gitea_url: https://localhost:3000
-gitea_always_update: false
+gitea_always_update: true