diff --git a/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh b/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh
index f7d4268..8186902 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh
+++ b/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh
@@ -340,56 +340,45 @@ def upsert_service_deploy_limits(compose_text, service_names, memory_value, cpu_
             i += 1
             continue
 
-        service_indent, block_start, block_end = service_block_bounds(lines, i)
+        service_indent, block_start, service_block_end = service_block_bounds(lines, i)
         deploy_indent = " " * (service_indent + 2)
         resources_indent = " " * (service_indent + 4)
         limits_indent = " " * (service_indent + 6)
-        memory_indent = " " * (service_indent + 8)
+        value_indent = " " * (service_indent + 8)
+        deploy_prefix = f"{deploy_indent}deploy:"
 
-        memory_idx = None
-        cpus_idx = None
-        pids_idx = None
-        for idx in range(block_start, block_end):
-            if lines[idx].strip().startswith("memory:"):
-                memory_idx = idx
-            if lines[idx].strip().startswith("cpus:"):
-                cpus_idx = idx
-            if lines[idx].strip().startswith("pids:"):
-                pids_idx = idx
+        # Remove an existing deploy block under this service so we can rewrite it canonically.
+        deploy_idx = None
+        deploy_end = None
+        for idx in range(block_start, service_block_end):
+            if lines[idx].startswith(deploy_prefix):
+                deploy_idx = idx
+                j = idx + 1
+                while j < service_block_end:
+                    cur = lines[j]
+                    cur_stripped = cur.strip()
+                    if cur_stripped:
+                        cur_indent = len(cur) - len(cur.lstrip(" "))
+                        if cur_indent <= service_indent + 2:
+                            break
+                    j += 1
+                deploy_end = j
+                break
 
-        if memory_idx is not None:
-            lines[memory_idx] = f"{memory_indent}memory: {memory_value}"
-        if cpus_idx is not None:
-            lines[cpus_idx] = f"{memory_indent}cpus: '{cpu_value}'"
-        if pids_idx is not None:
-            lines[pids_idx] = f"{memory_indent}pids: {pids_value}"
+        if deploy_idx is not None and deploy_end is not None:
+            lines = lines[:deploy_idx] + lines[deploy_end:]
+            service_block_end -= deploy_end - deploy_idx
 
-        if memory_idx is not None and cpus_idx is not None and pids_idx is not None:
-            i = block_end
-            continue
-
-        if memory_idx is None and cpus_idx is None and pids_idx is None:
-            insert_lines = [
-                f"{deploy_indent}deploy:",
-                f"{resources_indent}resources:",
-                f"{limits_indent}limits:",
-                f"{memory_indent}memory: {memory_value}",
-                f"{memory_indent}cpus: '{cpu_value}'",
-                f"{memory_indent}pids: {pids_value}",
-            ]
-            lines = lines[:block_start] + insert_lines + lines[block_start:]
-            i = block_end + len(insert_lines)
-            continue
-
-        missing_lines = []
-        if memory_idx is None:
-            missing_lines.append(f"{memory_indent}memory: {memory_value}")
-        if cpus_idx is None:
-            missing_lines.append(f"{memory_indent}cpus: '{cpu_value}'")
-        if pids_idx is None:
-            missing_lines.append(f"{memory_indent}pids: {pids_value}")
-        lines = lines[:block_start] + missing_lines + lines[block_start:]
-        i = block_end + len(missing_lines)
+        insert_lines = [
+            f"{deploy_indent}deploy:",
+            f"{resources_indent}resources:",
+            f"{limits_indent}limits:",
+            f"{value_indent}memory: {memory_value}",
+            f"{value_indent}cpus: '{cpu_value}'",
+            f"{value_indent}pids: {pids_value}",
+        ]
+        lines = lines[:block_start] + insert_lines + lines[block_start:]
+        i = service_block_end + len(insert_lines)
 
     return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
 
@@ -534,6 +523,7 @@ def build_compose(
     runner_services = {"act_runner_1", "act_runner_2", "runner1", "runner2"}
     updated = remove_service_key(updated, runner_services, "mem_limit")
     updated = remove_service_key(updated, runner_services, "pids_limit")
+    updated = remove_service_key(updated, runner_services, "pids")
     updated = upsert_service_key(updated, runner_services, "memswap_limit", runner_memswap_limit)
     updated = upsert_service_deploy_limits(
         updated,