diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
index b6ab87c6a6..3dbf428a09 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ image:
   tag: 'latest'
   digest: ''
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  rootless: true
+  rootless: false
   fullOverride: ''
 
 ## @param imagePullSecrets Secret to use for pulling the image