diff --git a/values/gitea/values/values.yaml b/values/gitea/values/values.yaml
index cd49b997..7f169a77 100644
--- a/values/gitea/values/values.yaml
+++ b/values/gitea/values/values.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ gitea:
       HOST: redis://dragonfly-gitea.gitea.svc:6379/0
       ITEM_TTL: "72h" # increased from default 16h
     session:
+      COOKIE_SECURE: true
       PROVIDER: redis
       PROVIDER_CONFIG: redis://dragonfly-gitea.gitea.svc:6379/1
     queue: