diff --git a/unittests/helm/config/actions-config.yaml b/unittests/helm/config/actions-config.yaml
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+suite: config template | actions config
+release:
+  name: gitea-unittests
+  namespace: testing
+templates:
+  - templates/gitea/config.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: "actions are enabled by default (based on vanilla Gitea behavior)"
+    template: templates/gitea/config.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: 0
+        notExists:
+          path: stringData.actions
+
+  - it: "actions can be disabled via inline config"
+    template: templates/gitea/config.yaml
+    set:
+      gitea.config.actions.ENABLED: false
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: 0
+        equal:
+          path: stringData.actions
+          value: |-
+            ENABLED=false