diff --git a/clusters/base/apps/gitea/helmrelease.yaml b/clusters/base/apps/gitea/helmrelease.yaml
index b26c125..c03cb2b 100644
--- a/clusters/base/apps/gitea/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/clusters/base/apps/gitea/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ spec:
   values:
     controllers:
       app:
-        # kept at 0 until the migrated data is copied into the gitea-data
-        # PVC (see migration notes) so the container never gets a chance
-        # to initialize a fresh, empty instance first.
-        replicas: 0
+        replicas: 1
         containers:
           app:
             image: