diff --git a/modules/gitea/module.json b/modules/gitea/module.json
index c3290a80..069d7163 100644
--- a/modules/gitea/module.json
+++ b/modules/gitea/module.json
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@
       "path": "${dir:mesh-state}/config.json",
       "mode": "0600",
       "content": "{}\n",
-      "merge": "json"
+      "merge": "json",
+      "takes-settings": []
     }
   ],
   "provides": [