diff --git a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2 b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
index 6df505ecf..39bda2087 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/gitea/templates/app.ini.j2
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ SSH_EXPOSE_ANONYMOUS = false
 ; Indicate whether to check minimum key size with corresponding type
 MINIMUM_KEY_SIZE_CHECK = false
 ; Disable CDN even in "prod" mode
-OFFLINE_MODE = false
+OFFLINE_MODE = true
 DISABLE_ROUTER_LOG = false
 ; Generate steps:
 ; $ ./gitea cert -ca=true -duration=8760h0m0s -host=myhost.example.com