diff --git a/values/gitea/values/values.yaml b/values/gitea/values/values.yaml
index e4276d01..fd8e704c 100644
--- a/values/gitea/values/values.yaml
+++ b/values/gitea/values/values.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ ingress:
 service:
   ssh:
     enabled: true
-    type: NodePort
+    type: LoadBalancer
     nodePort: 30022
     port: 22
     annotations: