diff --git a/templates/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini.j2 b/templates/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini.j2
index 0af1d8a..92039a5 100644
--- a/templates/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/gitea/conf/app.ini.j2
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ DEFAULT_PUSH_CREATE_PRIVATE = false
 ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_USER     = true
 ENABLE_PUSH_CREATE_ORG      = true
 DEFAULT_BRANCH              = main
+{% if gitea_repo_default_units is defined %}
+DEFAULT_REPO_UNITS          = {{ gitea_repo_default_units }}
+{% endif %}
 
 [server]
 SSH_DOMAIN       = {{ gitea_basename }}