diff --git a/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml b/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml
index 3b006b0..048d261 100644
--- a/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/forgejo/forgejo-server/values.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ gitea:
       valueFrom:
         secretKeyRef:
           name: email-user-credentials
-          key: password
+          key: connection-string
 
   admin:
     existingSecret: gitea-credential