diff --git a/docker/etc/templates/app.ini b/docker/etc/templates/app.ini
index 0c4b9d6595..0987941519 100644
--- a/docker/etc/templates/app.ini
+++ b/docker/etc/templates/app.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TEMP_PATH = /data/gitea/uploads
 APP_DATA_PATH = /data/gitea
 
 [database]
-HOST = mysql:3306
+DB_TYPE = sqlite3
 PATH = /data/gitea/gitea.db
 
 [session]