diff --git a/homelab/fighter/config/gitea/runner_ubuntu_internal_config.yaml b/homelab/fighter/config/gitea/runner_ubuntu_internal_config.yaml
index cae5cb84..15ea82a1 100644
--- a/homelab/fighter/config/gitea/runner_ubuntu_internal_config.yaml
+++ b/homelab/fighter/config/gitea/runner_ubuntu_internal_config.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ container:
   # Specifies the network to which the container will connect.
   # Could be host, bridge or the name of a custom network.
   # If it's empty, act_runner will create a network automatically.
-  network: ""
+  network: host
   # Whether to use privileged mode or not when launching task containers (privileged mode is required for Docker-in-Docker).
   privileged: false
   # And other options to be used when the container is started (eg, --add-host=my.gitea.url:host-gateway).