diff --git a/gitea_act_runner/rootfs/etc/services.d/actrunner/run b/gitea_act_runner/rootfs/etc/services.d/actrunner/run
index fd9d7c6..2e97be1 100644
--- a/gitea_act_runner/rootfs/etc/services.d/actrunner/run
+++ b/gitea_act_runner/rootfs/etc/services.d/actrunner/run
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ GITEA_TOKEN=$(bashio::config 'gitea_token')
 REPOSITORY=$(bashio::config 'repository')
 ACT_OPTIONS=$(bashio::config 'act_runner_options')
 
+# Activate the Ansible virtual environment
+source /opt/ansible-venv/bin/activate
+
 # Register Act runner with Gitea (if needed)
 curl -X POST "$GITEA_URL/api/v1/repos/$REPOSITORY/actions/runners" \
      -H "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" \