diff --git a/pretemplate/01-gitea-init b/pretemplate/01-gitea-init
index fd97898..4e88767 100755
--- a/pretemplate/01-gitea-init
+++ b/pretemplate/01-gitea-init
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -d ${APPDIR} ]] 
 then
    mkdir -p ${APPDIR}
+   chown ${USER}:${GROUP} ${APPDIR} -R
 fi
 
 # Create app user and group
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ chmod 770 ${APPCONFDIR}
 if [[ ! -d ${APPBINDIR} ]]
 then
    mkdir -p ${APPBINDIR}
+   chown ${USER}:${GROUP} ${APPBINDIR}
 fi
 
 cd $APPBINDIR
diff --git a/systemd/forge.service b/systemd/forge.service
index 1e1a48c..dd1c87f 100644
--- a/systemd/forge.service
+++ b/systemd/forge.service
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Type=simple
 User=git
 Group=gitservice
 WorkingDirectory=/srv/forge/gitea/bin/
-ExecStart=/srv/forge/gitea/bin/gitea web
+ExecStart=/srv/forge/gitea/bin/gitea web -c /etc/gitea/conf/app.ini
 Restart=always
 Environment=USER=git HOME=/srv/forge/git
 #CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE