diff --git a/internal/app/run/runner_test.go b/internal/app/run/runner_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/internal/app/run/runner_test.go
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+package run
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/internal/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestLabelUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ls := labels.Labels{}
+
+	initialLabel, err := labels.Parse("testlabel:docker://alpine")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	ls = append(ls, initialLabel)
+
+	newLs := labels.Labels{}
+
+	newLabel, err := labels.Parse("next label:host")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	newLs = append(newLs, initialLabel)
+	newLs = append(newLs, newLabel)
+
+	runner := Runner{
+		labels: ls,
+	}
+
+	assert.Contains(t, runner.labels, initialLabel)
+	assert.NotContains(t, runner.labels, newLabel)
+
+	runner.Update(ctx, newLs)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, runner.labels, initialLabel)
+	assert.Contains(t, runner.labels, newLabel)
+
+}