diff --git a/docker/runner-entrypoint.sh b/docker/runner-entrypoint.sh
index aec807e..c3b6b43 100755
--- a/docker/runner-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/runner-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ runner_configured="false"
 runner_exit_code=0
 runner_exec_mode="runner"
 RUNNER_AUDIT_DEREGISTER_EVENT="runner_deregistered"
+github_token_for_cleanup=""
+github_app_id_for_cleanup=""
+github_app_installation_id_for_cleanup=""
+github_app_private_key_for_cleanup=""
 
 run_runner_bash() {
   local command="$1"
@@ -33,6 +37,35 @@ run_actions_runner() {
     -u GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY
 }
 
+run_runner_job_bash() {
+  local command="$1"
+  shift || true
+
+  if [[ "${runner_exec_mode}" == "root" ]]; then
+    env \
+      -u GITHUB_PAT \
+      -u GITHUB_TOKEN \
+      -u GH_TOKEN \
+      -u GITHUB_APP_ID \
+      -u GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID \
+      -u GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY \
+      RUNNER_ALLOW_RUNASROOT=1 \
+      RUNNER_EXECUTION_MODE="${runner_exec_mode}" \
+      "$@" bash -lc "${command}"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  env \
+    -u GITHUB_PAT \
+    -u GITHUB_TOKEN \
+    -u GH_TOKEN \
+    -u GITHUB_APP_ID \
+    -u GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID \
+    -u GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY \
+    RUNNER_EXECUTION_MODE="${runner_exec_mode}" \
+    "$@" gosu runner bash -lc "${command}"
+}
+
 cleanup_local_state() {
   rm -f \
     "${RUNNER_HOME}/.runner" \
@@ -66,7 +99,23 @@ prepare_runner_home() {
 }
 
 cleanup_runner() {
+  export GITHUB_PAT="${github_token_for_cleanup}"
+  export GITHUB_APP_ID="${github_app_id_for_cleanup}"
+  export GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID="${github_app_installation_id_for_cleanup}"
+  export GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY="${github_app_private_key_for_cleanup}"
   cleanup_runner_registration "run_runner_bash \"cd '${RUNNER_HOME}' && ./config.sh remove --token \\\"\\\${RUNNER_REMOVE_TOKEN}\\\"\""
+  unset GITHUB_PAT GITHUB_APP_ID GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY
+}
+
+stash_github_auth_for_cleanup() {
+  github_token_for_cleanup="${GITHUB_PAT:-}"
+  github_app_id_for_cleanup="${GITHUB_APP_ID:-}"
+  github_app_installation_id_for_cleanup="${GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID:-}"
+  github_app_private_key_for_cleanup="${GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY:-}"
+}
+
+scrub_github_auth_env() {
+  unset GITHUB_PAT GITHUB_TOKEN GH_TOKEN GITHUB_APP_ID GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY
 }
 
 prepare_runtime_dirs() {
@@ -150,6 +199,7 @@ trap on_exit EXIT
 trap 'log "termination requested"; RUNNER_AUDIT_DEREGISTER_EVENT="runner_evicted"; export RUNNER_AUDIT_DEREGISTER_EVENT; exit 0' TERM INT
 
 require_github_auth
+stash_github_auth_for_cleanup
 require_env GITHUB_ORG
 require_env RUNNER_NAME
 require_env RUNNER_LABELS
@@ -264,4 +314,6 @@ runner_configured="true"
 audit_event runner_registered
 
 log "starting runner ${RUNNER_NAME}"
-run_actions_runner 2>&1 | tee -a "${RUNNER_LOG_DIR}/runner.log"
+scrub_github_auth_env
+run_runner_job_bash "cd '${RUNNER_HOME}' && exec ./run.sh" \
+  2>&1 | tee -a "${RUNNER_LOG_DIR}/runner.log"
diff --git a/scripts/smoke-test.sh b/scripts/smoke-test.sh
index 13dbc4c..735ae00 100755
--- a/scripts/smoke-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/smoke-test.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ run_smoke_case() {
   grep -q -- "--runnergroup synology-private --ephemeral --disableupdate" "${state_dir}/config-invocations.log"
   grep -q "config path: /tmp/runner-state/runner-home" "${state_dir}/config-context.log"
   grep -q "run path: /tmp/runner-state/runner-home" "${state_dir}/run-context.log"
+  grep -q "github auth: unset" "${state_dir}/run-context.log"
+  grep -q "process github auth: unset" "${state_dir}/run-context.log"
   grep -q "runner writable home: /tmp/runner-state/runner-home" "${runner_stdout}"
   grep -q "^job output$" "${state_dir}/logs/runner.log"
   grep -q "run.sh stub executed" "${state_dir}/run.log"
diff --git a/scripts/smoke/actions-runner/run.sh b/scripts/smoke/actions-runner/run.sh
index 8a02658..e3032c5 100755
--- a/scripts/smoke/actions-runner/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/smoke/actions-runner/run.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ set -euo pipefail
 printf '%s run.sh stub executed\n' "$(date -Iseconds)" >> "${RUNNER_STATE_DIR}/run.log"
 printf 'run path: %s\n' "$(pwd)" >> "${RUNNER_STATE_DIR}/run-context.log"
 printf 'run mode: %s\n' "${RUNNER_EXECUTION_MODE:-unknown}" >> "${RUNNER_STATE_DIR}/run-context.log"
-for credential_name in GITHUB_PAT GITHUB_APP_ID GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY; do
+for credential_name in GITHUB_PAT GITHUB_TOKEN GH_TOKEN GITHUB_APP_ID GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY; do
   if [[ -n "${!credential_name:-}" ]]; then
     printf 'leaked credential: %s\n' "${credential_name}" >> "${RUNNER_STATE_DIR}/run-context.log"
     exit 1
   fi
 done
+printf 'github auth: unset\n' >> "${RUNNER_STATE_DIR}/run-context.log"
+printf 'process github auth: unset\n' >> "${RUNNER_STATE_DIR}/run-context.log"
 mkdir -p "${RUNNER_WORK_DIR}/workspace"
 touch "${RUNNER_WORK_DIR}/workspace/job.txt"
 echo "job output"
diff --git a/test/smoke-harness.test.ts b/test/smoke-harness.test.ts
index 3662db2..9ba2e67 100644
--- a/test/smoke-harness.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke-harness.test.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ describe("runner registration smoke harness", () => {
       expect(linuxEntrypoint).toContain(`-u ${name}`);
       expect(windowsEntrypoint).toContain(`\"${name}\"`);
     }
-    expect(linuxEntrypoint).toContain("run_actions_runner 2>&1");
+    expect(linuxEntrypoint).toContain("scrub_github_auth_env");
+    expect(linuxEntrypoint).toContain("run_runner_job_bash");
     expect(windowsEntrypoint).toContain("Out-Null");
     expect(windowsEntrypoint).toContain("$runnerExitCode = Invoke-ActionsRunner");
     expect(windowsEntrypoint).toContain("exit $runnerExitCode");
diff --git a/test/workflow.test.ts b/test/workflow.test.ts
index 2f32bd1..5699678 100644
--- a/test/workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/workflow.test.ts
@@ -245,11 +245,12 @@ describe("CI workflow", () => {
         "github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository"
       );
     }
-    expect(
-      (workflow.jobs["fast-checks"].steps as Array<Record<string, unknown>>).some(
-        (step) => step.uses === "./actions/setup-shell-safe-node"
-      )
-    ).toBe(true);
+    const fastCheckSetupNodeStep = (
+      workflow.jobs["fast-checks"].steps as Array<Record<string, unknown>>
+    ).find((step) => step.uses === "./actions/setup-shell-safe-node");
+    expect(fastCheckSetupNodeStep?.with).toMatchObject({
+      "node-version": "24.14.1"
+    });
 
     expect(workflow.jobs.changes["runs-on"]).toEqual(shellSafePublicRunner);
     expect(workflow.jobs["hosted-fork-fast-checks"]["runs-on"]).toBe(