diff --git a/services/forgejo/default.nix b/services/forgejo/default.nix
index 13c2bfb..516dfbe 100644
--- a/services/forgejo/default.nix
+++ b/services/forgejo/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ in {
     services.forgejo = {
       enable = true;
       user = forgejoUser;
-      appName = "Personal Forge";
       group = config.users.users.${forgejoUser}.group;
       stateDir = "/var/lib/${forgejoUser}";
 
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ in {
 
         # only send cookies via HTTPS
         session.COOKIE_SECURE = true;
+
+        DEFAULT.APP_NAME = "Personal Forge";
       };
 
       # NixOS module uses `forgejo dump` to backup repositories and the database,