diff --git a/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/Makefile b/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/Makefile
index 29603f5b..1c612565 100644
--- a/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/Makefile
+++ b/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=secubox-app-gitea
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_ARCH:=all
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=CyberMind Studio <contact@cybermind.fr>
diff --git a/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/files/usr/sbin/giteactl b/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/files/usr/sbin/giteactl
index dfa2a084..9a8532ab 100644
--- a/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/files/usr/sbin/giteactl
+++ b/package/secubox/secubox-app-gitea/files/usr/sbin/giteactl
@@ -237,16 +237,18 @@ set -e
 export GITEA_WORK_DIR=/data
 export USER=git
 
-# First run: install required packages
-if [ ! -f /tmp/.gitea-deps-installed ]; then
-    echo "Installing dependencies (first run)..."
+# Install packages if needed (check if su-exec exists)
+if ! command -v su-exec >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Installing dependencies..."
     apk update
-    apk add --no-cache git git-lfs openssh bash su-exec sqlite
-    touch /tmp/.gitea-deps-installed
+    apk add --no-cache git git-lfs openssh su-exec sqlite
 fi
 
-# Ensure git user exists
-id -u git >/dev/null 2>&1 || adduser -D -s /bin/bash -h /data git
+# Always ensure git user exists (doesn't persist between container restarts)
+if ! id -u git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Creating git user..."
+    adduser -D -s /bin/sh -h /data -u 1000 git
+fi
 
 # Ensure directories exist with correct ownership
 mkdir -p /data/git/repositories