diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml
index 8b811e9b93..ede9e69f56 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea-git-repos/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 gitea_url: https://localhost:3000
 project_config_ref: master
-project_config_dest: /tmp/project_config
+project_config_dest: /opt/project_config