diff --git a/gitea/helm-values/gitea.yaml b/gitea/helm-values/gitea.yaml
index 2492d46..6575578 100644
--- a/gitea/helm-values/gitea.yaml
+++ b/gitea/helm-values/gitea.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ gitea:
   admin:
     # Admin credentials managed via environment variables
     existingSecret: gitea-admin-secret
+    # Do not update password on every restart
+    passwordMode: initialOnlyNoReset
 
   config:
     server: