diff --git a/scripts/game-ci.bat b/scripts/game-ci.bat
index d727e302..ce31a80f 100644
--- a/scripts/game-ci.bat
+++ b/scripts/game-ci.bat
@@ -13,3 +13,13 @@ if exist %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\game-ci\ (
 
 call yarn --cwd %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\game-ci\ install
 call yarn --cwd %UserProfile%\AppData\LocalLow\game-ci\ run gcp-secrets-cli %* --projectPath %cd% --awsStackName game-ci-cli
+
+REM Ensure GitHub Actions runner service is installed and running
+if exist "%UserProfile%\actions-runner\svc.bat" (
+  call "%UserProfile%\actions-runner\svc.bat" status >nul 2>&1
+  if errorlevel 1 (
+    echo Installing and starting GitHub Actions runner service
+    call "%UserProfile%\actions-runner\svc.bat" install
+    call "%UserProfile%\actions-runner\svc.bat" start
+  )
+)