diff --git a/scripts/gitea b/scripts/gitea
index 7517026..386b4e2 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea
+++ b/scripts/gitea
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ readConfig() {
 }
 
 check() {
-    if [[ -d "$giteaDir" ]]; then
-        echo "Cleaning out old Gitea backups..."
-        rm -f "$giteaDir"/* || return 1
-    else
-        mkdir -p "$giteaDir" | return 1
+    GITEA_CONFIG=${GITEA_CONFIG:-/etc/gitea/app.ini}
+    if [[ ! -r "$GITEA_CONFIG" ]]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Cannot read gitea app.ini in $GITEA_CONFIG"
+        return 4
+    fi
+
+    GITEA_USER=${GITEA_USER:-git}
+    GITEA_GROUP=${GITEA_GROUP:-git}
+    GITEA_HOME=${GITEA_HOME:-$(getent passwd ${GITEA_USER} | cut -f6 -d:)}
+    if [[ ! -d "$GITEA_HOME" ]]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Cannot find Gitea home directory"
+        return 5
     fi
 
     if [[ -n "$GITEA_BIN" ]]; then
@@ -40,17 +47,13 @@ check() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    GITEA_CONFIG=${GITEA_CONFIG:-/etc/gitea/app.ini}
-    if [[ ! -r "$GITEA_CONFIG" ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: Cannot read gitea app.ini in $GITEA_CONFIG"
-        return 4
-    fi
-
-    GITEA_USER=${GITEA_USER:-git}
-    GITEA_HOME=${GITEA_HOME:-$(getent passwd ${GITEA_USER} | cut -f6 -d:)}
-    if [[ ! -d "$GITEA_HOME" ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: Cannot find Gitea home directory"
-        return 5
+    if [[ -d "$giteaDir" ]]; then
+        echo "Cleaning out old Gitea backups..."
+        rm -f "$giteaDir"/* || return 1
+    else
+        mkdir -p "$giteaDir" | return 1
+        chgrp "$GITEA_GROUP" "$giteaDir" 
+        chmod g+wx "$giteaDir"
     fi
 }