diff --git a/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml b/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml
index 8b19182..5c18867 100644
--- a/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml
@@ -21,11 +21,30 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR
           value: ""
+        - name: DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: docker-hub-credentials
+              key: username
+        - name: DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: docker-hub-credentials
+              key: password
         securityContext:
           privileged: true
         volumeMounts:
         - name: docker-graph-storage
           mountPath: /var/lib/docker
+        lifecycle:
+          postStart:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - /bin/sh
+                - -c
+                - |
+                  sleep 10
+                  docker login --username ${DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME} --password ${DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD} || true
       - name: runner
         image: gitea/act_runner:latest
         env: