diff --git a/manifests/runner.pp b/manifests/runner.pp
index 3fd2561..7de56fc 100644
--- a/manifests/runner.pp
+++ b/manifests/runner.pp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class podmanrunner::runner (
       exec { "${user}${userpostfix}-register-runner":
         command  => "${sdrun} /bin/bash -c 'podman run -it --rm -u podman -v ./runnerdata:/data:Z localhost/podmanrunner:3.3.0 /bin/bash -c \
                     \"date >> /data/register.log && forgejo-runner --config /data/config.yml register --no-interactive \
-                    --token  ${userdata["token"]} --name runner1 --instance ${userdata["url"]} 1>>/data/register.log 2>&1\"'",
+                    --token  ${userdata["token"]} --name runner1 --labels self-hosted --instance ${userdata["url"]} 1>>/data/register.log 2>&1\"'",
         path     => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin',
         provider => shell,
         logoutput => false,