diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index b9abb6d..acc4ae2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: build hive configuration
-    runs-on: node-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
diff --git a/modules/gitea/thea/default.nix b/modules/gitea/thea/default.nix
index 9f55abe..421cad6 100644
--- a/modules/gitea/thea/default.nix
+++ b/modules/gitea/thea/default.nix
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ in{
       url = nodes.sin.config.services.gitea.settings.server.ROOT_URL;
       token = "uEDPBW6Z9oItAKRtloVwis0LkPbD4OmV2w5esOhW";
       labels = [
-        "debian-latest:docker://debian:latest"
-        "ubuntu-latest:docker://ubuntu:latest"
-        "nix-latest:docker://nixos/nix:latest"
-        "node-latest:docker://node:18-bullseye"
+        # provide a debian base with nodejs for actions
+        "debian-latest:docker://node:18-bullseye"
+        # fake the ubuntu name, because node provides no ubuntu builds
+        "ubuntu-latest:docker://node:18-bullseye"
+        # provide native execution on the host
         #"native:host"
-      ];
+      ]
+      ;
     };
   };
 }