diff --git a/infrastructure/flux-system/kustomization-gitea.yaml b/infrastructure/flux-system/kustomization-gitea.yaml
index ed5aab1b..c9e65067 100644
--- a/infrastructure/flux-system/kustomization-gitea.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/flux-system/kustomization-gitea.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ spec:
   interval: 10m
   path: ./services/gitea
   targetNamespace: gitea
+  createNamespace: true
   prune: true
   sourceRef:
     kind: GitRepository