diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3c455a5411..46af4f4371 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ RUN addgroup \
     -s /bin/bash \
     -u 1000 \
     -G git \
-    git && \
-  echo "git:*" | chpasswd -e
+    _gitea && \
+  echo "_gitea:*" | chpasswd -e
 
-ENV USER git
+ENV USER _gitea
 ENV GITEA_CUSTOM /data/gitea
 
 VOLUME ["/data"]