diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/gitea.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/gitea.yml
index f22e6a9..0e0793e 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/gitea.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/gitea.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       VIRTUAL_PORT: "3000"
       LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ gitea.domain }}"
       LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"
-      GITEA__mailer__ENABLED: true
+      GITEA__mailer__ENABLED: "true"
       GITEA__mailer__FROM: "noreply@{{ gitea.domain }}"
-      GITEA__mailer__MAILER_TYPE: smtp
+      GITEA__mailer__MAILER_TYPE: "smtp"
       GITEA__security__LOGIN_REMEMBER_DAYS: "60"