diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
index 3c7e94f..0591605 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/dispatcher.go
@@ -413,13 +413,7 @@ for label in ${FORGEJO_RUNNER_LABELS//,/ } ; do
   fi
   case "${label}" in
     *:*) resolved="${label}" ;;
-    *)
-      if [ "$runner_exec" = "host" ]; then
-        resolved="${label}:host"
-      else
-        resolved="${label}:${runner_exec}"
-      fi
-      ;;
+    *) resolved="${label}" ;;
   esac
   echo "  - ${resolved}" >> runner.yaml
   if [ -z "${resolved_labels}" ]; then
diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go
index 11ac778..1f94fd8 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go
@@ -656,9 +656,7 @@ for label in ${FORGEJO_RUNNER_LABELS//,/ } ; do
   fi
   case "${label}" in
     *:*) resolved="${label}" ;;
-    *)
-      resolved="${label}:host"
-      ;;
+    *) resolved="${label}" ;;
   esac
   echo "  - ${resolved}" >> runner.yaml
   if [ -z "${resolved_labels}" ]; then