diff --git a/internal/pkg/labels/labels.go b/internal/pkg/labels/labels.go
index a069b1f..8c6ff78 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/labels/labels.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/labels/labels.go
@@ -57,31 +57,50 @@ func (l Labels) RequireDocker() bool {
 
 // PickPlatform selects the appropriate platform based on the runsOn requirements.
 // Returns empty string if no matching label is found, which will cause the job to fail.
+// If runs-on includes a schema (e.g., "linux:host" or "linux:docker"), it must match
+// the runner's configured schema for that label.
 func (l Labels) PickPlatform(runsOn []string) string {
+	// Build maps for both platform values and schemas
 	platforms := make(map[string]string, len(l))
+	schemas := make(map[string]string, len(l))
 	for _, label := range l {
 		switch label.Schema {
 		case SchemeDocker:
-			// "//" will be ignored
 			platforms[label.Name] = strings.TrimPrefix(label.Arg, "//")
+			schemas[label.Name] = SchemeDocker
 		case SchemeHost:
 			platforms[label.Name] = "-self-hosted"
+			schemas[label.Name] = SchemeHost
 		default:
-			// It should not happen, because Parse has checked it.
 			continue
 		}
 	}
+
 	for _, v := range runsOn {
-		if v, ok := platforms[v]; ok {
-			return v
+		name := v
+		requestedSchema := ""
+
+		// Parse schema if present (e.g., "germany-linux:host" -> name="germany-linux", schema="host")
+		if idx := strings.Index(v, ":"); idx != -1 {
+			name = v[:idx]
+			requestedSchema = v[idx+1:]
+			// Handle docker:// prefix
+			if strings.HasPrefix(requestedSchema, "docker") {
+				requestedSchema = SchemeDocker
+			}
+		}
+
+		if platform, ok := platforms[name]; ok {
+			// If schema was specified, validate it matches
+			if requestedSchema != "" && requestedSchema != schemas[name] {
+				// Schema mismatch - workflow asked for different mode than runner provides
+				continue
+			}
+			return platform
 		}
 	}
 
-	// No matching label found. This indicates a mismatch between server's view
-	// of runner labels and the runner's local configuration (e.g., labels were
-	// edited in Gitea admin UI after runner registered). Return empty string
-	// to cause the job to fail with a clear error rather than silently running
-	// in the wrong environment.
+	// No matching label found
 	return ""
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/labels/labels_test.go b/internal/pkg/labels/labels_test.go
index bad16d9..9429a9b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/labels/labels_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/labels/labels_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,36 @@ func TestPickPlatform(t *testing.T) {
 			runsOn: []string{"windows", "ubuntu"},
 			want:   "node:18",
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "runsOn with :host suffix matches host label",
+			labels: []string{"germany-linux:host", "linux:host"},
+			runsOn: []string{"germany-linux:host"},
+			want:   "-self-hosted",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "runsOn with :docker suffix matches docker label",
+			labels: []string{"ubuntu:docker://node:18"},
+			runsOn: []string{"ubuntu:docker"},
+			want:   "node:18",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "runsOn without suffix matches any schema",
+			labels: []string{"linux:host"},
+			runsOn: []string{"linux"},
+			want:   "-self-hosted",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "runsOn :docker does not match host label",
+			labels: []string{"linux:host"},
+			runsOn: []string{"linux:docker"},
+			want:   "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "runsOn :host does not match docker label",
+			labels: []string{"ubuntu:docker://node:18"},
+			runsOn: []string{"ubuntu:host"},
+			want:   "",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {