diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2
index 3646e8a..9531835 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/templates/config.yml.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ cache:
   dir: /data/cache
 
 container:
-  network: bridge
+  network: host
   force_pull: false    # reuse cached images to speed up builds
   docker_sock_path: /var/run/docker.sock