diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea/files/docker_files/gitea-compose.yaml b/playbooks/roles/gitea/files/docker_files/gitea-compose.yaml
index 97ff143..035d134 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea/files/docker_files/gitea-compose.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea/files/docker_files/gitea-compose.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ services:
       GITEA__server__DOMAIN: ${GIT_DOMAIN}
       GITEA__server__SSH_DOMAIN: ${GIT_DOMAIN}
       GITEA__server__ROOT_URL: "https://${GIT_DOMAIN}/"
+      GITEA__server__OFFLINE_MODE: false
       #      GITEA__server__SSH_PORT: 22
       #      GITEA__server__SSH_LISTEN_PORT: 22
       GITEA__server__LFS_START_SERVER: true