diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml
index 4c69d88e8..e444f4bb8 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/platform/gitea/values.yaml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ backup:
               mountPropagation: None
               subPath: .s3cfg
 postgres-17-cluster:
-  mode: recovery
+  mode: standalone
   cluster:
     walStorage:
       storageClass: local-path
@@ -185,13 +185,8 @@ postgres-17-cluster:
       storageClass: local-path
     monitoring:
       enabled: true
-  recovery:
-    endpointURL: https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com
-    destinationPath: s3://postgres-backups-ce540ddf106d186bbddca68a/cl01tl/gitea/gitea-postgresql-17-cluster
-    endpointCredentials: gitea-postgresql-17-cluster-backup-secret
-    recoveryIndex: 1
   backup:
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true
     endpointURL: https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com
     destinationPath: s3://postgres-backups-ce540ddf106d186bbddca68a/cl01tl/gitea/gitea-postgresql-17-cluster
     endpointCredentials: gitea-postgresql-17-cluster-backup-secret