diff --git a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go
index bdcf503..b87e954 100644
--- a/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go
+++ b/services/forgejo-nsc/internal/nsc/macos.go
@@ -597,8 +597,9 @@ func macosBootstrapScript() string {
 workdir="${FORGEJO_RUNNER_WORKDIR:-/tmp/forgejo-runner}"
 mkdir -p "${workdir}"
 cd "${workdir}"
-export HOME="${workdir}/home"
-mkdir -p "${HOME}/.cache/act"
+if ! mkdir -p "/Users/runner/.cache/act" 2>/dev/null; then
+  sudo install -d -m 0775 -o "$(id -un)" -g "$(id -gn)" /Users/runner/.cache /Users/runner/.cache/act
+fi
 
 export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:${PATH}"