diff --git a/hosts/gitea/default.nix b/hosts/gitea/default.nix
index 6efb7228..d481d623 100644
--- a/hosts/gitea/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/gitea/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
         backupDir = "/var/backup/gitea/";
       };
 
-      ldap.bindPasswordFile = config.sops.secrets."gitea/ldapSearchUserPassword".path;
+      ldap = {
+        enable = true;
+        bindPasswordFile = config.sops.secrets."gitea/ldapSearchUserPassword".path;
+      };
 
       settings = {
         # we use drone for internal tasks and don't want people to execute code on our infrastructure