diff --git a/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh b/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh
index 220e242..f7d4268 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh
+++ b/scripts/gitea-actions/deploy-runner-config.xsh
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def remove_service_key(compose_text, service_names, key):
     return "\n".join(lines) + "\n"
 
 
-def upsert_service_deploy_limits(compose_text, service_names, memory_value, cpu_value):
+def upsert_service_deploy_limits(compose_text, service_names, memory_value, cpu_value, pids_value):
     lines = compose_text.splitlines()
     i = 0
 
@@ -348,28 +348,34 @@ def upsert_service_deploy_limits(compose_text, service_names, memory_value, cpu_
 
         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
 
         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 memory_idx is not None and cpus_idx is not None:
+        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:
+        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)
@@ -380,6 +386,8 @@ def upsert_service_deploy_limits(compose_text, service_names, memory_value, cpu_
             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)
 
@@ -525,9 +533,15 @@ 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 = upsert_service_key(updated, runner_services, "memswap_limit", runner_memswap_limit)
-    updated = upsert_service_key(updated, runner_services, "pids_limit", str(runner_pids_limit))
-    updated = upsert_service_deploy_limits(updated, runner_services, runner_mem_limit, runner_cpu_limit)
+    updated = upsert_service_deploy_limits(
+        updated,
+        runner_services,
+        runner_mem_limit,
+        runner_cpu_limit,
+        str(runner_pids_limit),
+    )
 
     return updated
 
@@ -729,7 +743,7 @@ with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
         print(out.strip())
         rc, out = ssh(host, f"grep -n 'GITEA_RUNNER_MAX_PARALLEL_JOBS=' {root}/compose.yml")
         print(out.strip())
-        rc, out = ssh(host, f"grep -nE 'memory:|cpus:|memswap_limit:|pids_limit:' {root}/compose.yml")
+        rc, out = ssh(host, f"grep -nE 'memory:|cpus:|pids:|memswap_limit:|pids_limit:' {root}/compose.yml")
         print(out.strip())
 
         rc, out = ssh(host, f"docker compose -f {root}/compose.yml up -d act_runner_1")