diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3dec8b6..d7c7939 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ gitea_home: "/var/lib/gitea"
 gitea_shell: "/bin/false"
 gitea_systemd_cap_net_bind_service: false
 
-gitea_repository_root: "{{ gitea_home }}"
+gitea_repository_root: "{{ gitea_home }}/repos"
 gitea_user_repo_limit: -1
 
 gitea_http_domain: localhost