diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 62a7dcaa..f7c3ff94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -109,3 +109,17 @@ jobs:
         nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-21.05
         install_url: https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.5/install
     - run: nix-build test.nix
+
+  act-support: 
+    strategy:
+        matrix:
+          os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.1.4
+      with:
+        go-version: '^1.16'
+    - run: go install github.com/nektos/act@master
+    - run: docker pull ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:js-20.04
+    - run: ~/go/bin/act -P ubuntu-latest=ghcr.io/catthehacker/ubuntu:js-20.04 push -j simple-build 
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diff --git a/lib/install-nix.sh b/lib/install-nix.sh
index 904f487a..8301444a 100755
--- a/lib/install-nix.sh
+++ b/lib/install-nix.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ else
   # "fix" the following error when running nix*
   # error: the group 'nixbld' specified in 'build-users-group' does not exist
   add_config "build-users-group ="
+  mkdir -m 0755 /etc/nix
+  cp $workdir/nix.conf /etc/nix/nix.conf
 fi
 
 if [[ $INPUT_INSTALL_OPTIONS != "" ]]; then