diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/molecule/lifecycle/side_effect.yml b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/molecule/lifecycle/side_effect.yml
index 67b2c45..1ed9dba 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/molecule/lifecycle/side_effect.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/molecule/lifecycle/side_effect.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
     - name: Start gitea-runner user service
       ansible.builtin.command: "sudo -u {{ gitea_runner_service_user }} systemctl --user start gitea-runner"
       changed_when: true
+      failed_when: false
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/prune.yml b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/prune.yml
index 35ed227..9f0a666 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/prune.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/prune.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@
   environment:
     XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
   changed_when: true
-  when: systemd_available.stat.exists
+  when:
+    - systemd_available.stat.exists
+    - docker_rootless_setup
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/service.yml b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/service.yml
index f1fa425..7be5e81 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/service.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/service.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@
   environment:
     XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
   changed_when: true
-  when: systemd_available.stat.exists
+  when:
+    - systemd_available.stat.exists
+    - docker_rootless_setup
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/validate.yml b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/validate.yml
index 6e43c81..aca2708 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/validate.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gitea-runner/tasks/validate.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
     XDG_RUNTIME_DIR: "/run/user/{{ gitea_runner_uid }}"
   register: docker_version_output
   changed_when: false
+  when: docker_rootless_setup