diff --git a/templates/gitea/pvc.yaml b/templates/gitea/pvc.yaml
index 601483e..25b4af8 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/pvc.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/pvc.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ $.Release.Namespace }}
   annotations:
 {{ .Values.persistence.annotations | toYaml | indent 4}}
+{{- if .Values.persistence.labels }}
   labels:
 {{ .Values.persistence.labels | toYaml | indent 4}}
+{{- end }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
   {{- if gt .Values.replicaCount 1.0 }}
@@ -23,4 +25,4 @@ spec:
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size }}
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end }}