diff --git a/k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node b/k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node
index cdc3093..c40253a 100644
--- a/k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node
+++ b/k8s/infra/forgejo-runner/Dockerfile.node
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 FROM code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner:6
 
-# Node.js is already in forgejo/runner, just verify
+# Install Docker client (forgejo/runner base doesn't include it)
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      docker.io && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Verify installations
 RUN node --version && docker --version && git --version
+# Trigger node-runner build with docker