diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/gitea-helper.spec.ts.snap b/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/gitea-helper.spec.ts.snap
index f9c896a82a242987131942641be026a44b2e40f6..8e84dba5aee2b8d5ad1ae7eea46ae8584af1a13c 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/gitea-helper.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/gitea-helper.spec.ts.snap
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ Array [
       "user-agent": "https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate",
     },
     "method": "GET",
-    "url": "https://gitea.renovatebot.com/api/v1/repos/search?uid=13",
+    "url": "https://gitea.renovatebot.com/api/v1/repos/search?uid=13&archived=false",
   },
 ]
 `;
diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
index d455cb8940bf2366c10006c95407751265817ecc..45d8f593ea571e19ebdb8628256e7d20f43774c6 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
-exports[`platform/gitea createPr should use base branch by default 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index createPr should use base branch by default 1`] = `
 Object {
   "body": "pr-body",
   "canMerge": true,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea createPr should use default branch if requested 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index createPr should use default branch if requested 1`] = `
 Object {
   "body": "pr-body",
   "canMerge": true,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea getPr should fallback to direct fetching if cache fails 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index getPr should fallback to direct fetching if cache fails 1`] = `
 Object {
   "body": "some random pull request",
   "canMerge": true,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea getPr should return enriched pull request which exists if open 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index getPr should return enriched pull request which exists if open 1`] = `
 Object {
   "body": "some random pull request",
   "canMerge": true,
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ Object {
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea getPrList should filter list by creator 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index getPrList should filter list by creator 1`] = `
 Object {
   "endpoint": "https://gitea.com/api/v1/",
   "gitAuthor": "Renovate Bot <renovate@example.com>",
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea getPrList should filter list by creator 2`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index getPrList should filter list by creator 2`] = `
 Array [
   Object {
     "body": "some random pull request",
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea getPrList should return list of pull requests 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index getPrList should return list of pull requests 1`] = `
 Array [
   Object {
     "body": "some random pull request",
@@ -149,49 +149,49 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea getRepos should return an array of repos 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index getRepos should return an array of repos 1`] = `
 Array [
   "a/b",
   "c/d",
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea initPlatform() should support custom endpoint 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index initPlatform() should support custom endpoint 1`] = `
 Object {
   "endpoint": "https://gitea.renovatebot.com/",
   "gitAuthor": "Renovate Bot <renovate@example.com>",
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea initPlatform() should support default endpoint 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index initPlatform() should support default endpoint 1`] = `
 Object {
   "endpoint": "https://gitea.com/api/v1/",
   "gitAuthor": "Renovate Bot <renovate@example.com>",
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea initPlatform() should use username as author name if full name is missing 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index initPlatform() should use username as author name if full name is missing 1`] = `
 Object {
   "endpoint": "https://gitea.com/api/v1/",
   "gitAuthor": "renovate <renovate@example.com>",
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea initRepo should fall back to merge method "merge" 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index initRepo should fall back to merge method "merge" 1`] = `
 Object {
   "defaultBranch": "master",
   "isFork": false,
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea initRepo should fall back to merge method "rebase-merge" 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index initRepo should fall back to merge method "rebase-merge" 1`] = `
 Object {
   "defaultBranch": "master",
   "isFork": false,
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`platform/gitea initRepo should fall back to merge method "squash" 1`] = `
+exports[`platform/gitea/index initRepo should fall back to merge method "squash" 1`] = `
 Object {
   "defaultBranch": "master",
   "isFork": false,
diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.spec.ts b/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.spec.ts
index 2e74e949556113a39de8cdd1cc4d575711573ebc..fc0fdf292cb2ac8e38b6162b4e07c479d1969171 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import * as httpMock from '../../../test/http-mock';
+import { getName } from '../../../test/util';
 import { PrState } from '../../types';
 import { setBaseUrl } from '../../util/http/gitea';
 import * as ght from './gitea-helper';
 
-describe('platform/gitea/gitea-helper', () => {
+describe(getName(__filename), () => {
   const baseUrl = 'https://gitea.renovatebot.com/api/v1';
 
   const mockCommitHash = '0d9c7726c3d628b7e28af234595cfd20febdbf8e';
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ describe('platform/gitea/gitea-helper', () => {
     it('should construct proper query parameters', async () => {
       httpMock
         .scope(baseUrl)
-        .get('/repos/search?uid=13')
+        .get('/repos/search?uid=13&archived=false')
         .reply(200, {
           ok: true,
           data: [otherMockRepo],
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ describe('platform/gitea/gitea-helper', () => {
 
       const res = await ght.searchRepos({
         uid: 13,
+        archived: false,
       });
       expect(res).toEqual([otherMockRepo]);
       expect(httpMock.getTrace()).toMatchSnapshot();
diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.ts b/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.ts
index 5d07710d2b286e22ff6c6a31b3b0957089a88877..f0c9a0b36c12833d378a3cee3b23c6d544a39ed8 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/gitea-helper.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export interface CombinedCommitStatus {
 
 export type RepoSearchParams = {
   uid?: number;
+  archived?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type IssueCreateParams = IssueUpdateParams;
diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/index.spec.ts b/lib/platform/gitea/index.spec.ts
index 1c9e57ff0032760a7ec37c4175ea105f16756c1d..6559c175e8b201584739f55b6d9b2841d2033aa0 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BranchStatusConfig, Platform, RepoParams, RepoResult } from '..';
-import { partial } from '../../../test/util';
+import { getName, partial } from '../../../test/util';
 import {
   REPOSITORY_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN,
   REPOSITORY_ARCHIVED,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as ght from './gitea-helper';
  */
 const GITEA_VERSION = '1.14.0+dev-754-g5d2b7ba63';
 
-describe('platform/gitea', () => {
+describe(getName(__filename), () => {
   let gitea: Platform;
   let helper: jest.Mocked<typeof import('./gitea-helper')>;
   let logger: jest.Mocked<typeof _logger>;
diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts b/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts
index 49fd954094cc7d3b9bbed9cdd676dad940dea45d..0c6252f7e95b8135670019de5147eeb76011065a 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ const platform: Platform = {
   async getRepos(): Promise<string[]> {
     logger.debug('Auto-discovering Gitea repositories');
     try {
-      const repos = await helper.searchRepos({ uid: botUserID });
+      const repos = await helper.searchRepos({
+        uid: botUserID,
+        archived: false,
+      });
       return repos.map((r) => r.full_name);
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error({ err }, 'Gitea getRepos() error');