diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 608e92b..994bcbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ GITEA_RUNNER_JOB_TIMEOUT|`3h`|The maximum time a job can run before it is cancel
 GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_**N**_NAME|`<empty>`|Name of the **N**-th extra environment variable to be passed to Job containers, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_1_NAME=MY_AUTH_TOKEN`
 GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_**N**_VALUE|`<empty>`|Value of the **N**-th extra environment variable to be passed to Job containers, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_ENV_VAR_1_VALUE=SGVsbG8gbXkgZnJpZW5kIQ==`
 GITEA_RUNNER_VALID_VOLUME_**N**|`<empty>`|Volumes (including bind mounts) that are allowed to be mounted into job containers. [Glob syntax](https://github.com/gobwas/glob) is supported, e.g. `GITEA_RUNNER_VALID_VOLUME_1=/src/*.json`
-GITEA_RUNNER_ACTION_CACHE_DIR|`/data/cache/actions`|Path to cache cloned actions
+GITEA_RUNNER_HOST_WORKDIR_PARENT|`/data/cache/actions`|The parent directory of a job's working directory. (Path to cache cloned actions)
 
 #### Embedded cache server:
 Name|Default Value|Description
diff --git a/image/Dockerfile b/image/Dockerfile
index f31c2f2..0cba6b0 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/Dockerfile
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ ubuntu-20.04:docker://catthehacker/ubuntu:runner-20.04' \
   GITEA_RUNNER_GID=1000 \
   #
   GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_TIMEOUT=30\
-  GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_RETRY_INTERVAL=5s \
-  #
-  GITEA_RUNNER_ACTION_CACHE_DIR='/data/cache/actions'
+  GITEA_RUNNER_REGISTRATION_RETRY_INTERVAL=5s
 
 RUN <<EOF
 
diff --git a/image/config.template.yaml b/image/config.template.yaml
index 4f557f7..3f6f9a7 100644
--- a/image/config.template.yaml
+++ b/image/config.template.yaml
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ container:
 host:
   # The parent directory of a job's working directory.
   # If it's empty, $HOME/.cache/act/ will be used.
-  workdir_parent: '${GITEA_RUNNER_HOST_WORKDIR_PARENT:-}'
+  workdir_parent: '${GITEA_RUNNER_HOST_WORKDIR_PARENT:-/data/cache/actions}'
diff --git a/image/run_runner.sh b/image/run_runner.sh
index a83e7c6..885632c 100644
--- a/image/run_runner.sh
+++ b/image/run_runner.sh
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ if [[ -f "$INIT_SH_FILE" ]]; then
 fi
 
 
-#################################################
-# set cache config
-#################################################
-# workaround for actions cache dir not being fully configurable
-# https://gitea.com/gitea/act/src/commit/62abf4fe116865f6edf85d6bce822050dd01ac78/pkg/runner/run_context.go#L360-L371
-mkdir -p $GITEA_RUNNER_ACTION_CACHE_DIR
-mkdir -p /tmp/.cache
-ln -sfn $GITEA_RUNNER_ACTION_CACHE_DIR /tmp/.cache/act
-export XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/.cache
-
-
 #################################################
 # render config file
 #################################################