diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2f7af07..7001f32 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   canary:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - run: |
           uname -a
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Runner labels OK ✅"
 
   test:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     strategy:
       matrix: { node-version: [18, 20] }
     env:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       #     bash codecov.sh -t "${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}" -f coverage/lcov.info -F unittests
 
   e2e:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     strategy:
       matrix: { browser: [chromium, firefox, webkit] }
     steps:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 30
 
   visual-regression:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 30
 
   performance:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
           path: lhci-results
 
   storybook:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
         env: { CI: true }
 
   lint:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: npx prettier --check "**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,css,md}"
 
   build:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted:host", "macos-latest:host"]
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, macos-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index f6ac342..e040fdf 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ runner:
   fetch_timeout: 5s
   fetch_interval: 2s
   labels:
-    - "self-hosted:host"
-    - "macos-latest:host"
+    - "self-hosted"      # plain label
+    - "macos-latest:host"  # runs in host mode; label name is "macos-latest"
 
 cache:
   enabled: true