diff --git a/modules/services/gitea-instance.nix b/modules/services/gitea-instance.nix
index dde7503..689cdc5 100644
--- a/modules/services/gitea-instance.nix
+++ b/modules/services/gitea-instance.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
           passwordFile = cfg.databasePasswordFile;
         };
         settings = {
+          repository.ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_USER = true;
           server.PROTOCOL = "http+unix";
           server.ROOT_URL = "https://${cfg.instanceFQDN}/";
           server.DOMAIN = cfg.instanceFQDN;