diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
index ceb4c1172854..00e90f5b32b4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ in
           ROOT_URL = cfg.rootUrl;
         }
         (mkIf cfg.enableUnixSocket {
-          PROTOCOL = "unix";
+          PROTOCOL = "http+unix";
           HTTP_ADDR = "/run/gitea/gitea.sock";
         })
         (mkIf (!cfg.enableUnixSocket) {
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ in
         })
         (mkIf cfg.lfs.enable {
           LFS_START_SERVER = true;
-          LFS_CONTENT_PATH = cfg.lfs.contentDir;
         })
 
       ];
@@ -426,6 +425,10 @@ in
       oauth2 = {
         JWT_SECRET = "#oauth2jwtsecret#";
       };
+
+      lfs = mkIf (cfg.lfs.enable) {
+        PATH = cfg.lfs.contentDir;
+      };
     };
 
     services.postgresql = optionalAttrs (usePostgresql && cfg.database.createDatabase) {