diff --git a/templates/gitea.ini.j2 b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
index e07704f..b322dff 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.ini.j2
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ FORCE_PRIVATE       = {{ gitea_force_private | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 MAX_CREATION_LIMIT  = {{ gitea_user_repo_limit }}
 DISABLE_HTTP_GIT    = {{ gitea_disable_http_git | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 DEFAULT_BRANCH      = {{ gitea_default_branch }}
+DEFAULT_PRIVATE     = {{ gitea_default_private }}
 {{ gitea_repository_extra_config }}
 ;
 [repository.upload]