diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml
index d34ba97b0..fe7d632dd 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ backup:
             - path: /opt/backup
               readOnly: false
 postgres-16-cluster:
-  mode: standalone
+  mode: recovery
   cluster:
     walStorage:
       storageClass: local-path