diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso-prod.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso-prod.yml
index af8219a54a..470f8dc319 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso-prod.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-verso-prod.yml
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ jobs:
                         value: "true"
                       - name: OVERLEAF_LATEX_SHELL_ESCAPE
                         value: "true"
+                      - name: OVERLEAF_ENABLE_GIT_SYNC
+                        value: "true"
                       # (SMTP email vars are loaded below via envFrom.)
                     # SMTP for password-reset / invite emails. All
                     # OVERLEAF_EMAIL_* vars come from the optional 'verso-smtp'