diff --git a/infra/values/base/gitea-values.yaml b/infra/values/base/gitea-values.yaml
index 635ae37..cba563d 100644
--- a/infra/values/base/gitea-values.yaml
+++ b/infra/values/base/gitea-values.yaml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ gitea:
       FROM: "noreply@fortedigital.com"
 
     admin:
-      DEFAULT_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS: enabled
+      DEFAULT_EMAIL_NOTIFICATIONS: onmention
 
   # -- SMTP credentials injected from secret (USER and PASSWD)
   additionalConfigFromEnvs: