diff --git a/ct/forgejo-runner.sh b/ct/forgejo-runner.sh
index 652085ff..93470d3c 100644
--- a/ct/forgejo-runner.sh
+++ b/ct/forgejo-runner.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 var_nesting="${var_nesting:-1}"
 var_keyctl="${var_keyctl:-1}"
 
+# App-specific variables (not in build.func whitelist)
+# Export so they survive lxc-attach into the container
+export var_forgejo_instance="${var_forgejo_instance:-}"
+export var_forgejo_runner_token="${var_forgejo_runner_token:-}"
+export var_runner_labels="${var_runner_labels:-}"
+
 header_info "$APP"
 variables
 color
diff --git a/install/forgejo-runner-install.sh b/install/forgejo-runner-install.sh
index 97968e75..1d2b9910 100644
--- a/install/forgejo-runner-install.sh
+++ b/install/forgejo-runner-install.sh
@@ -12,19 +12,31 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
-# Get required configuration with sensible fallbacks for unattended mode
-# These will show a warning if defaults are used
-var_forgejo_instance=$(prompt_input_required \
-  "Forgejo Instance URL:" \
-  "${var_forgejo_instance:-https://codeberg.org}" \
-  120 \
-  "var_forgejo_instance")
+# Get required configuration — skip prompts if already set (generated/unattended mode)
+if [[ -z "${var_forgejo_instance:-}" ]]; then
+  read -r -p "${TAB3}Forgejo Instance URL (e.g. https://codeberg.org): " var_forgejo_instance
+  var_forgejo_instance="${var_forgejo_instance:-https://codeberg.org}"
+fi
 
-var_forgejo_runner_token=$(prompt_input_required \
-  "Forgejo Runner Registration Token:" \
-  "${var_forgejo_runner_token:-REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_TOKEN}" \
-  120 \
-  "var_forgejo_runner_token")
+if [[ -z "${var_forgejo_runner_token:-}" ]]; then
+  read -r -p "${TAB3}Forgejo Runner Registration Token: " var_forgejo_runner_token
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${var_forgejo_runner_token:-}" ]]; then
+  msg_error "No runner registration token provided. Cannot continue."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Runner labels — default is always included; additional labels are appended
+DEFAULT_RUNNER_LABELS="linux-amd64:docker://node:22-bookworm"
+if [[ -z "${var_runner_labels:-}" ]]; then
+  read -r -p "${TAB3}Additional runner labels (comma-separated, or leave blank for default only): " var_runner_labels
+fi
+if [[ -n "${var_runner_labels:-}" ]]; then
+  RUNNER_LABELS="${DEFAULT_RUNNER_LABELS},${var_runner_labels}"
+else
+  RUNNER_LABELS="${DEFAULT_RUNNER_LABELS}"
+fi
 
 export FORGEJO_INSTANCE="$var_forgejo_instance"
 export FORGEJO_RUNNER_TOKEN="$var_forgejo_runner_token"
@@ -52,7 +64,7 @@ forgejo-runner register \
   --instance "$FORGEJO_INSTANCE" \
   --token "$FORGEJO_RUNNER_TOKEN" \
   --name "$HOSTNAME" \
-  --labels "linux-amd64:docker://node:20-bookworm" \
+  --labels "$RUNNER_LABELS" \
   --no-interactive
 msg_ok "Registered Forgejo Runner"
 
@@ -79,9 +91,6 @@ EOF
 systemctl enable -q --now forgejo-runner
 msg_ok "Created Services"
 
-# Show warning if any required values used fallbacks
-show_missing_values_warning
-
 motd_ssh
 customize
 cleanup_lxc