diff --git a/src/system/modules/forgejo/default.nix b/src/system/modules/forgejo/default.nix
index 516c434..6db160f 100644
--- a/src/system/modules/forgejo/default.nix
+++ b/src/system/modules/forgejo/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ in
       enable = true;
       user = "git";
       group = "git";
+      stateDir = "/var/lib/forgejo";
 
       settings.server = {
         DOMAIN = "git.${domain}";