diff --git a/pkg/container/host_environment.go b/pkg/container/host_environment.go
index 4801b2738f7..9781bbb4f32 100644
--- a/pkg/container/host_environment.go
+++ b/pkg/container/host_environment.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (e *HostEnvironment) Create(_ []string, _ []string) common.Executor {
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *HostEnvironment) ConnectToNetwork(name string) common.Executor {
+func (e *HostEnvironment) ConnectToNetwork(_ string) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/runner/job_executor.go b/pkg/runner/job_executor.go
index 4d0aee432ae..960fe1fbbef 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/job_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/job_executor.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type jobInfo interface {
 	result(result string)
 }
 
+//nolint:contextcheck,gocyclo
 func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executor {
 	steps := make([]common.Executor, 0)
 	preSteps := make([]common.Executor, 0)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 
 		postExec := useStepLogger(rc, stepModel, stepStagePost, step.post())
 		if postExecutor != nil {
-			// run the post exector in reverse order
+			// run the post executor in reverse order
 			postExecutor = postExec.Finally(postExecutor)
 		} else {
 			postExecutor = postExec
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 			// always allow 1 min for stopping and removing the runner, even if we were cancelled
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(common.WithLogger(context.Background(), common.Logger(ctx)), time.Minute)
 			defer cancel()
-			err = info.stopContainer()(ctx) //nolint:contextcheck
 
 			logger := common.Logger(ctx)
 			logger.Infof("Cleaning up services for job %s", rc.JobName)
diff --git a/pkg/runner/run_context.go b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
index 19a0d49ca5f..a47e2ffc3d5 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
 
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/container"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/exprparser"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
 )
 
 // RunContext contains info about current job
@@ -276,7 +274,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 		}
 
 		// add service containers
-		for serviceId, spec := range rc.Run.Job().Services {
+		for serviceID, spec := range rc.Run.Job().Services {
 			// interpolate env
 			interpolatedEnvs := make(map[string]string, len(spec.Env))
 			for k, v := range spec.Env {
@@ -288,10 +286,10 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 			}
 			username, password, err = rc.handleServiceCredentials(ctx, spec.Credentials)
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to handle service %s credentials: %w", serviceId, err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to handle service %s credentials: %w", serviceID, err)
 			}
 			serviceBinds, serviceMounts := rc.GetServiceBindsAndMounts(spec.Volumes)
-			serviceContainerName := createContainerName(rc.jobContainerName(), serviceId)
+			serviceContainerName := createContainerName(rc.jobContainerName(), serviceID)
 			c := container.NewContainer(&container.NewContainerInput{
 				Name:           serviceContainerName,
 				WorkingDir:     ext.ToContainerPath(rc.Config.Workdir),
@@ -308,7 +306,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 				Platform:       rc.Config.ContainerArchitecture,
 				Options:        spec.Options,
 				NetworkMode:    networkName,
-				NetworkAliases: []string{serviceId},
+				NetworkAliases: []string{serviceID},
 				ValidVolumes:   rc.Config.ValidVolumes,
 			})
 			rc.ServiceContainers = append(rc.ServiceContainers, c)
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 
 		rc.JobContainer = container.NewContainer(&container.NewContainerInput{
 			Cmd:            nil,
-			Entrypoint:     []string{"/bin/sleep", fmt.Sprint(rc.Config.ContainerMaxLifetime.Round(time.Second).Seconds())},
+			Entrypoint:     []string{"/usr/bin/tail", "-f", "/dev/null"},
 			WorkingDir:     ext.ToContainerPath(rc.Config.Workdir),
 			Image:          image,
 			Username:       username,
@@ -460,7 +458,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) pullServicesImages(forcePull bool) common.Executor {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rc *RunContext) startServiceContainers(networkName string) common.Executor {
+func (rc *RunContext) startServiceContainers(_ string) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		execs := []common.Executor{}
 		for _, c := range rc.ServiceContainers {
diff --git a/pkg/runner/runner.go b/pkg/runner/runner.go
index 2271ffce2f8..75b29f5e767 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/runner.go
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
-	"time"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	docker_container "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Runner provides capabilities to run GitHub actions
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	ReplaceGheActionWithGithubCom      []string                     // Use actions from GitHub Enterprise instance to GitHub
 	ReplaceGheActionTokenWithGithubCom string                       // Token of private action repo on GitHub.
 	Matrix                             map[string]map[string]bool   // Matrix config to run
-	ContainerMaxLifetime               time.Duration                // the max lifetime of job containers
 	ContainerNetworkMode               docker_container.NetworkMode // the network mode of job containers (the value of --network)
 	ValidVolumes                       []string                     // only volumes (and bind mounts) in this slice can be mounted on the job container or service containers
 }