diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/example-docker-compose.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/example-docker-compose.yml
index 4e2f547..ffb86c0 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/example-docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/example-docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: run the example
         run: |
           set -x
+          mkdir -p /srv/runner-data
+          chown 1000:1000 /srv/runner-data
           cd examples/docker-compose
           secret=$(openssl rand -hex 20)
           sed -i -e "s/{SHARED_SECRET}/$secret/" compose-forgejo-and-runner.yml