diff --git a/actions/actions.sh b/actions/actions.sh
index b1e6bd8a..aa2401e8 100755
--- a/actions/actions.sh
+++ b/actions/actions.sh
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function test_actions() {
             done
         fi
 
-        for example in shell echo lxc config-options cache checkout service container expression local-action docker-action if if-fail push tag push-cancel artifacts pull-request context; do
+        for example in echo lxc config-options cache checkout service container expression local-action docker-action if if-fail push tag push-cancel artifacts pull-request context; do
             run actions_verify_example $example
         done
 
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ function test_actions() {
             run actions_verify_example cache-proxy
         fi
 
+        if dpkg --compare-versions $runner_version ge 8.0.0; then
+            run actions_verify_example shell
+        fi
+
         if dpkg --compare-versions $version lt 7.1; then
             for example in cron; do
                 run actions_verify_example $example
diff --git a/actions/example-shell/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/actions/example-shell/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index 38a2a6cd..67c9f989 100644
--- a/actions/example-shell/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/actions/example-shell/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,29 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /bash
 
-  defaults-run:
+  sh-fallback:
     needs: [default]
     # alpine:docker://code.forgejo.org/oci/alpine:latest
     runs-on: alpine
+    steps:
+      - name: default is bash but with a fallback to sh in case it does not exist
+        run: |
+            ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /busybox
+
+  sh-fallback-with-container:
+    needs: [sh-fallback]
+    runs-on: docker
+    container:
+      image: code.forgejo.org/oci/alpine:latest
+    steps:
+      - name: default is bash but with a fallback to sh in case it does not exist
+        run: |
+            ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /busybox
+
+  defaults-run:
+    needs: [sh-fallback-with-container]
+    # alpine:docker://code.forgejo.org/oci/alpine:latest
+    runs-on: alpine
     defaults:
         run:
             shell: sh
@@ -24,16 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /busybox
 
-  alpine:
-    needs: [defaults-run]
-    runs-on: docker
-    container:
-      image: code.forgejo.org/oci/alpine:latest
-    steps:
-      - name: default is sh which is an alias for busybox in alpine
-        run: |
-            ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /busybox
-
   python:
     needs: [alpine]
     runs-on: docker
@@ -51,9 +60,9 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: code.forgejo.org/oci/node:22-bookworm
     steps:
-      - name: default is sh which is an alias for dash in bookworm
+      - name: default is bash
         run: |
-            ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /dash
+            ${{ env.ASSERT_SHELL }} /bash
 
       - name: bash => bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail {0}
         shell: bash