diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2 b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
index cd05907bcd..b3c956b9a9 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/forgejo/templates/values.yaml.j2
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ serviceAccount:
 ## @param persistence.volumeName Name of persistent volume in PVC
 persistence:
   enabled: true
-  create: true
+  create: false
   mount: true
   claimName: gitea-shared-storage
   size: 100Gi