diff --git a/hosts/containers/gitea/modules/gitea.nix b/hosts/containers/gitea/modules/gitea.nix
index cf9210d9..bd9d1b79 100644
--- a/hosts/containers/gitea/modules/gitea.nix
+++ b/hosts/containers/gitea/modules/gitea.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
       time = {
         DEFAULT_UI_LOCATION = config.time.timeZone;
       };
+      custom = {
+        # needed for c3d2-{web,dns} deployment
+        DISABLE_GIT_HOOKS = false;
+      };
     };
   };