diff --git a/playbook-gitea.yml b/playbook-gitea.yml
index 2548fd1..58018a5 100644
--- a/playbook-gitea.yml
+++ b/playbook-gitea.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   vars:
     app_name: "gitea"
     app_user: "{{ app_name }}"
-    base_dir: "/home/{{ app_user }}"
+    base_dir: "{{ (application_dir, app_name) | path_join }}"
     data_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'data') | path_join }}"
     backups_dir: "{{ (base_dir, 'backups') | path_join }}"
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         group: "{{ app_user }}"
         mode: "0770"
       loop:
+        - "{{ base_dir }}"
         - "{{ data_dir }}"
         - "{{ backups_dir }}"