diff --git a/bin/prepare-forgejo.sh b/bin/prepare-forgejo.sh
index 268f33e..787abc9 100755
--- a/bin/prepare-forgejo.sh
+++ b/bin/prepare-forgejo.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ printenv | while IFS='=' read -r name value; do
             rest="${name#GITEA__}"
             section="${rest%%__*}"
             key="${rest#*__}"
-            crudini --set "$GITEA_APP_INI" "$section" "$key" "$value"
+            if [ "$section" = default ]; then
+                set_top_level_key "$key" "$value"
+            else
+                crudini --set "$GITEA_APP_INI" "$section" "$key" "$value"
+            fi
             ;;
     esac
 done