diff --git a/act/runner/runner_test.go b/act/runner/runner_test.go
index 2d3bed57..9ecb4ff8 100644
--- a/act/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/act/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ func (j *TestJobFileInfo) runTest(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *Config
 		Matrix:                cfg.Matrix,
 		JobLoggerLevel:        cfg.JobLoggerLevel,
 		ActionCache:           cfg.ActionCache,
+		AutoRemove:            true,
 	}
 
 	runner, err := New(runnerConfig)