diff --git a/infrastructure/terraform/gitea.tf b/infrastructure/terraform/gitea.tf
index 0eaeb30..e9aa833 100644
--- a/infrastructure/terraform/gitea.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/terraform/gitea.tf
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ resource "helm_release" "gitea" {
       storageClass = "local-path"
     }
 
+    strategy = {
+      type = "Recreate"
+    }
+
     resources = {
       requests = { cpu = "100m", memory = "256Mi" }
       limits   = { cpu = "500m", memory = "512Mi" }