diff --git a/templates/gitea.service.j2 b/templates/gitea.service.j2
index 0dd69a5..3434766 100644
--- a/templates/gitea.service.j2
+++ b/templates/gitea.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User={{ gitea_user }}
 Group={{ gitea_group }}
-ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gitea web -c /etc/gitea/gitea.ini
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/gitea web -c /etc/gitea/gitea.ini --custom-path {{ gitea_home }}/custom/
 Restart=on-failure
 WorkingDirectory={{ gitea_home }}
 {% if gitea_systemd_cap_net_bind_service %}