diff --git a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
index b11813b..afa9c05 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ spec:
               value: /data
             - name: GITEA_TEMP
               value: /tmp/gitea
+            {{- if .Values.image.rootless }}
+            - name: HOME
+              value: /data/gitea/git
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.gitea.ldap }}
             {{- range $idx, $value := .Values.gitea.ldap }}
             {{- if $value.existingSecret }}
@@ -268,6 +272,10 @@ spec:
               value: /tmp/gitea
             - name: TMPDIR
               value: /tmp/gitea
+            {{- if .Values.image.rootless }}
+            - name: HOME
+              value: /data/gitea/git
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.signing.enabled }}
             - name: GNUPGHOME
               value: {{ .Values.signing.gpgHome }}