diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/generate-db.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/generate-db.yml
index 0cb1ef90..66e26b3d 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/generate-db.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/generate-db.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   generate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: code.forgejo.org/oci/node:22-bookworm
     permissions:
       contents: write
     # v this isn't really needed v