diff --git a/hosts/gitea/default.nix b/hosts/gitea/default.nix
index 0ee5aa71..00256499 100644
--- a/hosts/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/gitea/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
   microvm.mem = 4 * 1024;
 
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ postgresql unzip ]; # used to restore database dumps
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    # used to restore database dumps
+    config.services.postgresql.package unzip
+  ];
 
   networking = {
     hostName = "gitea";