diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_gitea/templates/default/app.ini.erb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_gitea/templates/default/app.ini.erb
index 5eacffc..0a846fa 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos_gitea/templates/default/app.ini.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos_gitea/templates/default/app.ini.erb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ MAX_OPEN_CONNS = 20
 
 [repository]
 ROOT = <%= @repository_root_directory %>
+DISABLE_DOWNLOAD_SOURCE_ARCHIVES = true
 
 # [indexer]
 # ISSUE_INDEXER_PATH = /data/gitea/indexers/issues.bleve