diff --git a/templates/gitea/init.yaml b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
index 8927ba7..1bcd4e6 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/init.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/init.yaml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ stringData:
           #   should add it to prevent requiring frequent admin password resets.
           local -a change_args
           change_args=(--username "${GITEA_ADMIN_USERNAME}" --password "${GITEA_ADMIN_PASSWORD}")
-          if gitea admin user change-password --help | grep -qF -- '--must-change-password'; then
+          if gitea admin user change-password --help | grep -F -- '--must-change-password' >/dev/null; then
             change_args+=(--must-change-password=false)
           fi
           gitea admin user change-password "${change_args[@]}"