diff --git a/actions/example-context/action-for-context/action.yml b/actions/example-context/action-for-context/action.yml
index e8e81c39..301d7280 100644
--- a/actions/example-context/action-for-context/action.yml
+++ b/actions/example-context/action-for-context/action.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         set -x
-        [[ "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" =~ action-for-context@main$ ]]
+        # prior to Forgejo runner 8.0.0 the action path is built out of the file path.
+        # with Forgejo runner 8.0.0 and above is it a 64 character hash string
+        # e.g. /var/run/act/actions/1b/5c1802fa47e35716c2a0977bc907049d31aef29191cba400011c0b38b52d12
+        [[ "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" =~ action-for-context@main$ ]] || [[ "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" =~ /[0-9a-f]{2}/[0-9a-f]{62}$ ]]
         test "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" = "${{ github.ACTION_PATH }}"
         test "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" = "${{ forge.ACTION_PATH }}"
         test "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" = "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"
diff --git a/actions/example-local-action/.forgejo/local-action/action.yml b/actions/example-local-action/.forgejo/local-action/action.yml
index 6f5df8e1..900bc1c1 100644
--- a/actions/example-local-action/.forgejo/local-action/action.yml
+++ b/actions/example-local-action/.forgejo/local-action/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ runs:
     - name: FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH
       run: |
         set -x
-        test "$(basename $FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH)" = local-action
+        test -e "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH"
         test "$FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH" = "${{ env.FORGEJO_ACTION_PATH }}"
 
     - run: echo key=${{ inputs.input-two-required }} >> $FORGEJO_OUTPUT