diff --git a/examples/ubuntu/templates/user-data.sh b/examples/ubuntu/templates/user-data.sh
index 02a11492f4..a556d9bf9d 100644
--- a/examples/ubuntu/templates/user-data.sh
+++ b/examples/ubuntu/templates/user-data.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ echo export PATH=/home/$USER_NAME/bin:$PATH >>/home/$USER_NAME/.profile
 loginctl enable-linger $USER_NAME
 su -l $USER_NAME -c "systemctl --user enable docker"
 
-${install_config_runner}
+${install_runner}
 
 # config runner for rootless docker
 cd /home/$USER_NAME/actions-runner/
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ echo PATH=/home/$USER_NAME/bin:$PATH >>.env
 
 ${post_install}
 
-./svc.sh start
+${start_runner}