diff --git a/modules/base/system/nixdaemon.nix b/modules/base/system/nixdaemon.nix
index 7d5c74a..60626fe 100644
--- a/modules/base/system/nixdaemon.nix
+++ b/modules/base/system/nixdaemon.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
               "root"
               username
             ]
-            ++ lib.optional (builtins.hasAttr "native" config.services.gitea-actions-runner) "gitea-runner"
+            ++ lib.optional (builtins.hasAttr "native" config.services.gitea-actions-runner.instances) "gitea-runner"
             ++ lib.optional config.services.hydra.enable "hydra hydra-www hydra-evaluator hydra-queue-runner";
           in
           {