diff --git a/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl b/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl
index 4d23b664e..0b25440d3 100644
--- a/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl
+++ b/plugins/gitea/init.d/gitea.service.tpl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RestartSec=2s
 Type=simple
 User=git
 Group=git
-WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/gitea/
+WorkingDirectory={$SERVER_PATH}/gitea
 ExecStart={$SERVER_PATH}/gitea/gitea web
 Restart=always
 Environment=USER=git HOME=/home/git GITEA_WORK_DIR=/var/lib/gitea