diff --git a/templates/gitea/init.yaml b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
index a67166b..99e6469 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/init.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ stringData:
         echo '...created.'
       else
         echo "Admin account '${GITEA_ADMIN_USERNAME}' already exist. Running update to sync password..."
-        gitea admin user change-password --username "${GITEA_ADMIN_USERNAME}" --password "${GITEA_ADMIN_PASSWORD}"
+        gitea admin user change-password --username "${GITEA_ADMIN_USERNAME}" --password "${GITEA_ADMIN_PASSWORD}" --must-change-password=false
         echo '...password sync done.'
       fi
     }