diff --git a/modules/services/forgejo.nix b/modules/services/forgejo.nix
index 2a4ecbe..b312f44 100644
--- a/modules/services/forgejo.nix
+++ b/modules/services/forgejo.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in
         START_SSH_SERVER = true;
         SSH_PORT = 2222; # advertised in clone URLs
         SSH_LISTEN_PORT = 2222; # built-in server listen port
+        SSH_USER = "git"; # login user in clone URLs (default is the run user)
         # SSH_DOMAIN defaults to DOMAIN (code.randogoth.com)
       };
       service = {