diff --git a/server/upstream/gitea.go b/server/upstream/gitea.go
index ed97071..75fe4a8 100644
--- a/server/upstream/gitea.go
+++ b/server/upstream/gitea.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func giteaGetRepoDefaultBranch(giteaRoot, repoOwner, repoName, giteaAPIToken str
 
 	req := fasthttp.AcquireRequest()
 	baseUrl, _ := url.Parse(giteaRoot)
-	apiPath, _ := baseUrl.Parse(path.Join(giteaRoot, giteaAPIRepos, repoOwner, repoName))
+	apiPath, _ := baseUrl.Parse(path.Join(giteaAPIRepos, repoOwner, repoName))
 
 	log.Debug().Msgf("giteaGetRepoDefaultBranch: trying path %s", apiPath)
 	req.SetRequestURI(apiPath.String())