diff --git a/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb b/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb
index 5206fe1a5..80d8b440d 100644
--- a/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/gitea/repository/create_service.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class Gitea::Repository::CreateService < Gitea::ClientService
   private
 
   def request_params
-    # create_params = params.merge(readme: "readme")
-    Hash.new.merge(token: token, data: params)
+    create_params = params.merge(readme: "readme")
+    Hash.new.merge(token: token, data: create_params)
   end
 
   def url