diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 788bf0a2b..1f8da5f3b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ services:
       - ./gitea/start.sh:/start.sh
       - /data/repositories:/data/repositories
     command:
-      - bash /start.sh
-      - gitea admin user create --username root --password gitlink#2023 --email root@example.org --config /etc/gitea/app.ini
+      - 'bash'
+      - '/start.sh'
     environment:
       - GITEA_WORK_DIR = /var/lib/gitea
       - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=mysql
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ services:
       - MYSQL_PWD=gitea
       - MYSQL_HOST=mysql
       - GITEA_USER=root
-      - GITEA_PWD=gitlink#2023
+      - GITEA_PWD=gitlink#2023 #GITEA_PWD from gitea/start.sh
       - GITEA_URL=gitea
     command:
       - bash -l -c "source /etc/profile.d/rvm.sh"
diff --git a/gitea/start.sh b/gitea/start.sh
index 5cff64908..be893e3e4 100644
--- a/gitea/start.sh
+++ b/gitea/start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 cp /gitea_hat/gitea_hat /usr/local/bin/gitea
+/usr/local/bin/gitea admin user create --username root --password gitlink#2023 --email root@example.org --config /etc/gitea/app.ini
+
 /usr/local/bin/gitea web --config /etc/gitea/app.ini
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