diff --git a/joint_teapot/workers/gitea.py b/joint_teapot/workers/gitea.py
index f8a6eb6..897b424 100644
--- a/joint_teapot/workers/gitea.py
+++ b/joint_teapot/workers/gitea.py
@@ -231,15 +231,15 @@ class Gitea:
                         "branch_name": "master",
                         "dismiss_stale_approvals": True,
                         "enable_approvals_whitelist": False,
-                        "enable_merge_whitelist": False,
-                        "enable_push": False,
-                        "enable_push_whitelist": False,
+                        "enable_merge_whitelist": True,
+                        "enable_push": True,
+                        "enable_push_whitelist": True,
                         "enable_status_check": False,
-                        "merge_whitelist_teams": [],
+                        "merge_whitelist_teams": ["Owners"],
                         "merge_whitelist_usernames": [],
                         "protected_file_patterns": "",
                         "push_whitelist_deploy_keys": False,
-                        "push_whitelist_teams": [],
+                        "push_whitelist_teams": ["Owners"],
                         "push_whitelist_usernames": [],
                         "require_signed_commits": False,
                         "required_approvals": max(student_count - 1, 0),