diff --git a/apps/gitea/runner-deployment.yaml b/apps/gitea/runner-deployment.yaml
index 7d19496..63abeb0 100755
--- a/apps/gitea/runner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/gitea/runner-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ spec:
           claimName: act-runner-vol
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: 1001
+      initContainers:
+      - name: wait-for-gitea
+        image: busybox:1.28
+        command: ['sh', '-c', "until wget https://git.namesny.com 2>/dev/null; do echo waiting for gitea; sleep 2; done"]
       containers:
       - name: runner
         image: gitea/act_runner:nightly-dind-rootless