diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validate-nixos-config.yml b/.gitea/workflows/validate-nixos-config.yml
index d1cd707..42d06a5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/validate-nixos-config.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/validate-nixos-config.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: nixos  # This assumes you have a runner with the "flakes-action" label
+    container: 
+      image: nixos/nix:latest
+      entrypoint: ["/etc/gitea-runner-entrypoint.sh"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        entrypoint: ["/etc/gitea-runner-entrypoint.sh"]
 
       - name: Validate NixOS configuration
         run: |