diff --git a/tasks/create_user.yml b/tasks/create_user.yml
index 776a614..1104d94 100644
--- a/tasks/create_user.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_user.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
     system: true
     state: "present"
 
+- name: Switch shell when not using the builtin ssh server
+  set_fact:
+    gitea_shell: "/bin/bash"
+  when: "not gitea_start_ssh and gitea_shell == '/bin/false'"
+
 - name: "Create Gitea user"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.user: