diff --git a/nixos/gitea.nix b/nixos/gitea.nix
index acd7abb6..966a1438 100644
--- a/nixos/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/gitea.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ makeEnable config "myModules.gitea" false {
       enable = true;
       interval = "23:05";
     };
+    disableRegistration = true;
+    settings.service = {
+      DISABLE_REGISTRATION = true;
+    };
     settings.server = {
       DOMAIN = "dev.railbird.ai";
       SSH_PORT = 1123;