diff --git a/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml b/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml
index 60ad773..0f4f534 100644
--- a/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/gitea-runners/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ spec:
           readOnly: true
       - name: runner
         image: gitea/act_runner:latest
+        command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          apk add --no-cache nodejs npm || true
+          cd /data
+          exec /usr/local/bin/act_runner daemon
         env:
         - name: GITEA_INSTANCE_URL
           value: "http://gitea.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000"