diff --git a/tasks/configure_runner.yml b/tasks/configure_runner.yml
index a4e4da4..734509a 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_runner.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_runner.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,22 @@
     msg: "Please set forgejo_runner__token"
   when: forgejo_runner__token == ''
 
+- name: Check if website is reachable
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "{{ forgejo_runner__instance_address }}"
+    method: GET
+
 - name: Register Forgejo runner
+  become: true
   ansible.builtin.command:
     chdir: "{{ forgejo_runner__user_home }}"
     cmd: "{{ forgejo_runner__full_executable_path }} register --no-interactive --token '{{ forgejo_runner__token }}' --instance '{{ forgejo_runner__instance_address }}' --name '{{ inventory_hostname }}@ansible'"
     creates: "{{ forgejo_runner__user_home }}/.runner"
+
+- name: Change Owner of config
   become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ forgejo_runner__user_home }}/.runner"
+    owner: "{{ forgejo_runner__user }}"
+    group: "{{ forgejo_runner__group }}"
+    mode: '0644'
diff --git a/tasks/install_runner.yml b/tasks/install_runner.yml
index 57c68da..2597f74 100644
--- a/tasks/install_runner.yml
+++ b/tasks/install_runner.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
         src: "{{ _runner_tmp.path }}/{{ forgejo_runner__filename }}"
         dest: "{{ forgejo_runner__full_executable_path }}"
         mode: "0755"
-        owner: "{{ forgejo_runner__user }}"
-        group: "{{ forgejo_runner__group }}"
+        owner: "root"
+        group: "root"
         remote_src: true
       when: not  _runner_signature.failed
 
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 53f968f..4a530f7 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ forgejo_runner__arch: "{{ forgejo_runner__go_arch_map[ansible_architecture] | de
 forgejo_runner__git_repo: 'https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/runner'
 
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 04   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_number: 5   # should be a integer
 playbook_version_path: 'role-l3d.git-forgejo_runner.version'