diff --git a/docker/rootless/etc/templates/app.ini b/docker/rootless/etc/templates/app.ini
index f106f01f5eb4..0057635062c2 100644
--- a/docker/rootless/etc/templates/app.ini
+++ b/docker/rootless/etc/templates/app.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PROVIDER_CONFIG = $GITEA_WORK_DIR/data/sessions
 
 [picture]
 AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = $GITEA_WORK_DIR/data/avatars
-REPOSITORY_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = $GITEA_WORK_DIR/data/gitea/repo-avatars
+REPOSITORY_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH = $GITEA_WORK_DIR/data/repo-avatars
 
 [attachment]
 PATH = $GITEA_WORK_DIR/data/attachments