diff --git a/.actrc b/.actrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69c5811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.actrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Act configuration file
+# Use smaller runners for faster testing
+-P ubuntu-latest=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2388cdb..958be7e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM babashka/babashka:1.3.191-alpine
 
-# Install git (needed for git log command in entrypoint)
-RUN apk add --no-cache git
+# Install git, bash, and openjdk (needed for babashka dependencies)
+RUN apk add --no-cache git bash openjdk21-jre
 
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /action
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 595b792..878bd3e 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,36 @@ if [ -n "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]; then
     echo "Checking provided commit message: $COMMIT_MESSAGE"
 else
     # Get the last commit message if none provided
-    git log -1 --pretty=%B > "$COMMIT_FILE"
-    COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(cat "$COMMIT_FILE")
-    echo "Checking last commit message: $COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+    # Try different possible workspace locations for GitHub Actions
+    WORKSPACE_DIRS=(
+        "/github/workspace"
+        "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+        "$(pwd)"
+    )
+
+    GIT_DIR_FOUND=false
+    for workspace_dir in "${WORKSPACE_DIRS[@]}"; do
+        if [ -n "$workspace_dir" ] && [ -d "$workspace_dir" ]; then
+            echo "Checking for git repository in: $workspace_dir"
+            cd "$workspace_dir"
+            if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+                git log -1 --pretty=%B > "$COMMIT_FILE"
+                COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(cat "$COMMIT_FILE")
+                echo "Checking last commit message: $COMMIT_MESSAGE"
+                GIT_DIR_FOUND=true
+                break
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ "$GIT_DIR_FOUND" = false ]; then
+        echo "Error: No git repository found and no commit message provided"
+        echo "Tried directories: ${WORKSPACE_DIRS[*]}"
+        echo "Current working directory: $(pwd)"
+        echo "Directory listing:"
+        ls -la
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Prepare arguments
@@ -129,4 +156,4 @@ if [ "$FAIL_ON_ERROR" = "false" ]; then
     exit 0
 else
     exit $EXIT_CODE
-fi
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+fi