diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2 b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
index 47d7bcb6a..23c69c3ef 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ DOMAIN = localhost
 ROOT_URL = %(PROTOCOL)s://%(DOMAIN)s:%(HTTP_PORT)s/
 ; The address to listen on. Either a IPv4/IPv6 address or the path to a unix socket.
 HTTP_ADDR = 0.0.0.0
-HTTP_PORT = 3000
+HTTP_PORT = {{ gitea_port }}
 ; If REDIRECT_OTHER_PORT is true, and PROTOCOL is set to https an http server
 ; will be started on PORT_TO_REDIRECT and it will redirect plain, non-secure http requests to the main
 ; ROOT_URL.  Defaults are false for REDIRECT_OTHER_PORT and 80 for