diff --git a/manifest/overlays/production/mcpserver-gitea.yaml b/manifest/overlays/production/mcpserver-gitea.yaml
index 7487279..f20613f 100644
--- a/manifest/overlays/production/mcpserver-gitea.yaml
+++ b/manifest/overlays/production/mcpserver-gitea.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ spec:
   transport: stdio
   proxyMode: streamable-http
   proxyPort: 8080
+  groupRef:
+    name: homelab-core
   # No args: the image's default command already runs the binary in stdio mode.
   # (Passing "-t stdio" replaced the command and execed "-t" directly.)
   env: