diff --git a/manifests/gitea/monitoring.yaml b/manifests/gitea/monitoring.yaml
index b4fb6f9..2df01b5 100644
--- a/manifests/gitea/monitoring.yaml
+++ b/manifests/gitea/monitoring.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 enabled: true
 targets:
-  - gitea-http.dev-tools.svc.cluster.local:3000
\ No newline at end of file
+  - gitea-http.dev-tools.svc.cluster.local:3000
+basic_auth:
+  username: prometheus
+  password: ${GIT_TOKEN}