diff --git a/backend/app/integrations/gitea.py b/backend/app/integrations/gitea.py
index d884478..81bb6a3 100644
--- a/backend/app/integrations/gitea.py
+++ b/backend/app/integrations/gitea.py
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ class GiteaClient:
         repo: str,
         title: str,
         body: str,
-        labels: list[str] | None = None,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        payload: dict[str, Any] = {"title": title, "body": body}
-        if labels:
-            payload["labels"] = labels
         with self._client() as client:
             response = client.post(
                 f"/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues",
-                json=payload,
+                json={"title": title, "body": body},
             )
-            response.raise_for_status()
+            if response.is_error:
+                detail = response.text.strip() or response.reason_phrase
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Gitea issue create failed ({response.status_code}): {detail}"
+                )
             return response.json()
 
     def close_issue(self, owner: str, repo: str, issue_number: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
diff --git a/backend/app/projects/service.py b/backend/app/projects/service.py
index b5614da..fc622d4 100644
--- a/backend/app/projects/service.py
+++ b/backend/app/projects/service.py
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ class ProjectService:
         branch = f"feature/{story['ref']}-{slugify_branch(title)}"
         gitea_issue_number = None
         gitea_url = ""
-        labels = [issue_type] if issue_type else []
 
         if binding and self.settings.gitea_configured:
             gitea = GiteaClient()
@@ -186,12 +185,13 @@ class ProjectService:
                 taiga.story_url(taiga_proj.taiga_id, story["ref"]),
                 branch,
             )
+            if issue_type:
+                gitea_body = f"**Тип:** {issue_type}\n\n{gitea_body}"
             issue = gitea.create_issue(
                 binding.gitea_owner,
                 binding.gitea_repo,
                 title,
                 gitea_body,
-                labels=labels,
             )
             gitea_issue_number = issue["number"]
             gitea_url = gitea.issue_url(
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ProjectService:
                 "url": gitea_url,
             },
             "branch": branch,
-            "labels": labels,
+            "issue_type": issue_type,
             "subtasks": [{"ref": t.get("ref"), "subject": t.get("subject")} for t in subtasks],
             "questions": structured.get("questions") or [],
             "project_slug": taiga_proj.slug,