diff --git a/apps/forgejo/runner-deployment.yaml b/apps/forgejo/runner-deployment.yaml
index 03b0432..ae16cba 100644
--- a/apps/forgejo/runner-deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/forgejo/runner-deployment.yaml
@@ -104,17 +104,16 @@ spec:
           sleep 8
 
 
-          if [ ! -f .runner ]; then
-            echo "Registering runner ${RUNNER_NAME} on node ${K8S_NODE_NAME}..."
-            forgejo-runner register \
-              --no-interactive \
-              --instance "$FORGEJO_INSTANCE_URL" \
-              --token "$FORGEJO_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN" \
-              --name "$RUNNER_NAME" \
-              --labels "$FORGEJO_RUNNER_LABELS"
-          else
-            echo "Reusing existing runner state for ${RUNNER_NAME} on node ${K8S_NODE_NAME}."
-          fi
+          echo "Resetting runner registration state for ${RUNNER_NAME}..."
+          rm -f .runner
+
+          echo "Registering runner ${RUNNER_NAME} on node ${K8S_NODE_NAME}..."
+          forgejo-runner register \
+            --no-interactive \
+            --instance "$FORGEJO_INSTANCE_URL" \
+            --token "$FORGEJO_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TOKEN" \
+            --name "$RUNNER_NAME" \
+            --labels "$FORGEJO_RUNNER_LABELS"
 
           echo "Starting daemon for ${RUNNER_NAME}..."
           exec forgejo-runner daemon