diff --git a/k8s/roles/gitea/templates/values.gitea.yml.j2 b/k8s/roles/gitea/templates/values.gitea.yml.j2
index caebb7a..54a60a1 100644
--- a/k8s/roles/gitea/templates/values.gitea.yml.j2
+++ b/k8s/roles/gitea/templates/values.gitea.yml.j2
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ resources:
     memory: 128Mi
 
 persistence:
-  enabled: false
+  enabled: true
+  size: 10Gi
+  storageClass: hcloud-volumes
 
 gitea:
   admin: