diff --git a/roles/server/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/roles/server/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index dc84e9a..5172392 100644
--- a/roles/server/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 domain: "gitea.localhost"
 
 gitea_system_user: "git"
-gitea_service_name: "$domain.service"
+gitea_service_name: "{{ domain }}.service"
 
 gitea_user_directory: "/var/{{ gitea_system_user }}"
 gitea_installation_directory: "{{ gitea_user_directory }}/bin"