diff --git a/models/bots/runner.go b/models/bots/runner.go
index 0299c80d93..6b6ed75291 100644
--- a/models/bots/runner.go
+++ b/models/bots/runner.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ package bots
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
@@ -54,17 +56,17 @@ type Runner struct {
 	TokenSalt string
 	// TokenLastEight string `xorm:"token_last_eight"` // it's unnecessary because we don't find runners by token
 
-	// instance status (idle, active, offline)
-	Status runnerv1.RunnerStatus
+	LastOnline timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"index"`
+	LastActive timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"index"`
+
 	// Store OS and Artch.
 	AgentLabels []string
 	// Store custom labes use defined.
 	CustomLabels []string
 
-	LastOnline timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"index"`
-	Created    timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"created"`
-	Updated    timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"updated"`
-	Deleted    timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"deleted"`
+	Created timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"created"`
+	Updated timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"updated"`
+	Deleted timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"deleted"`
 }
 
 func (Runner) TableName() string {
@@ -82,16 +84,26 @@ func (r *Runner) OwnType() string {
 	return r.Repo.FullName()
 }
 
-func (r *Runner) StatusType() string {
-	switch r.Status {
-	case runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_OFFLINE:
-		return "offline"
-	case runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_IDLE:
-		return "online"
-	case runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_ACTIVE:
-		return "online"
+func (r *Runner) Status() runnerv1.RunnerStatus {
+	if time.Since(r.LastOnline.AsTime()) > time.Minute {
+		return runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_OFFLINE
 	}
-	return "unknown"
+	if time.Since(r.LastActive.AsTime()) > 10*time.Second {
+		return runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_IDLE
+	}
+	return runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_ACTIVE
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) StatusName() string {
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimPrefix(r.Status().String(), "RUNNER_STATUS_"))
+}
+
+func (r *Runner) IsOnline() bool {
+	status := r.Status()
+	if status == runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_IDLE || status == runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_ACTIVE {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // AllLabels returns agent and custom labels
diff --git a/models/migrations/v-dev.go b/models/migrations/v-dev.go
index 4702f9c0d9..b4f3b4d91d 100644
--- a/models/migrations/v-dev.go
+++ b/models/migrations/v-dev.go
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ func addBotTables(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 		TokenSalt string
 		// TokenLastEight string `xorm:"token_last_eight"` // it's unnecessary because we don't find runners by token
 
-		// instance status (idle, active, offline)
-		Status int32
+		LastOnline timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"index"`
+		LastActive timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"index"`
+
 		// Store OS and Artch.
 		AgentLabels []string
 		// Store custom labes use defined.
 		CustomLabels []string
 
-		LastOnline timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"index"`
-		Created    timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"created"`
-		Updated    timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"updated"`
-		Deleted    timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"deleted"`
+		Created timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"created"`
+		Updated timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"updated"`
+		Deleted timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"deleted"`
 	}
 
 	type BotsRunnerToken struct {
diff --git a/routers/api/bots/runner/runner.go b/routers/api/bots/runner/runner.go
index 555cb80cc2..d5e5f17da1 100644
--- a/routers/api/bots/runner/runner.go
+++ b/routers/api/bots/runner/runner.go
@@ -38,22 +38,10 @@ type Service struct {
 
 // UpdateRunner update runner status or other data.
 func (s *Service) UpdateRunner(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	req *connect.Request[runnerv1.UpdateRunnerRequest],
+	_ context.Context,
+	_ *connect.Request[runnerv1.UpdateRunnerRequest],
 ) (*connect.Response[runnerv1.UpdateRunnerResponse], error) {
-	runner := GetRunner(ctx)
-
-	// check status
-	if runner.Status == req.Msg.Status {
-		return connect.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateRunnerResponse{}), nil
-	}
-
-	// update status
-	runner.Status = req.Msg.Status
-	if err := bots_model.UpdateRunner(ctx, runner, "status"); err != nil {
-		return nil, connect.NewError(connect.CodeInternal, err)
-	}
-
+	// FIXME: we don't need it any longer
 	return connect.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateRunnerResponse{}), nil
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +69,6 @@ func (s *Service) Register(
 		Name:         req.Msg.Name,
 		OwnerID:      runnerToken.OwnerID,
 		RepoID:       runnerToken.RepoID,
-		Status:       runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_OFFLINE,
 		AgentLabels:  req.Msg.AgentLabels,
 		CustomLabels: req.Msg.CustomLabels,
 	}
@@ -108,7 +95,6 @@ func (s *Service) Register(
 			Name:         runner.Name,
 			AgentLabels:  runner.AgentLabels,
 			CustomLabels: runner.CustomLabels,
-			Status:       runner.Status,
 		},
 	})
 
diff --git a/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go b/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go
index a0d287da7d..7124b10e11 100644
--- a/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go
+++ b/routers/api/bots/runner/unary.go
@@ -14,21 +14,20 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 
-	runnerv1 "gitea.com/gitea/proto-go/runner/v1"
 	"github.com/bufbuild/connect-go"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 const (
-	runnerOnlineTimeDeltaSecs = 30
-	uuidHeaderKey             = "x-runner-uuid"
-	tokenHeaderKey            = "x-runner-token"
+	uuidHeaderKey  = "x-runner-uuid"
+	tokenHeaderKey = "x-runner-token"
 )
 
 var WithRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unaryFunc connect.UnaryFunc) connect.UnaryFunc {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, request connect.AnyRequest) (connect.AnyResponse, error) {
-		if methodName(request) == "Register" {
+		methodName := getMethodName(request)
+		if methodName == "Register" {
 			return unaryFunc(ctx, request)
 		}
 		uuid := request.Header().Get(uuidHeaderKey)
@@ -44,19 +43,14 @@ var WithRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unar
 			return nil, status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "unregistered runner")
 		}
 
-		// update runner online status
-		if runner.Status == runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_OFFLINE {
-			runner.LastOnline = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
-			runner.Status = runnerv1.RunnerStatus_RUNNER_STATUS_ACTIVE
-			if err := bots_model.UpdateRunner(ctx, runner, "last_online", "status"); err != nil {
-				log.Error("can't update runner status: %v", err)
-			}
+		cols := []string{"last_online"}
+		runner.LastOnline = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
+		if methodName == "UpdateTask" || methodName == "UpdateLog" {
+			runner.LastActive = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
+			cols = append(cols, "last_active")
 		}
-		if timeutil.TimeStampNow()-runner.LastOnline >= runnerOnlineTimeDeltaSecs {
-			runner.LastOnline = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
-			if err := bots_model.UpdateRunner(ctx, runner, "last_online"); err != nil {
-				log.Error("can't update runner last_online: %v", err)
-			}
+		if err := bots_model.UpdateRunner(ctx, runner, cols...); err != nil {
+			log.Error("can't update runner status: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, runnerCtxKey{}, runner)
@@ -64,7 +58,7 @@ var WithRunner = connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(unar
 	}
 }))
 
-func methodName(req connect.AnyRequest) string {
+func getMethodName(req connect.AnyRequest) string {
 	splits := strings.Split(req.Spec().Procedure, "/")
 	if len(splits) > 0 {
 		return splits[len(splits)-1]
diff --git a/templates/runners/edit.tmpl b/templates/runners/edit.tmpl
index dc974a3cfc..51321fd8f8 100644
--- a/templates/runners/edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/runners/edit.tmpl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			<div class="runner-basic-info">
 				<div class="field dib">
 					<label>{{.locale.Tr "admin.runners.status"}}</label>
-					<span class="runner-status-{{.Runner.StatusType}}">{{.Runner.StatusType}}</span>
+					<span class="runner-status-{{if .Runner.IsOnline}}online{{else}}offline{{end}}">{{.Runner.StatusName}}</span>
 				</div>
 				<div class="field dib">
 					<label>{{.locale.Tr "admin.runners.latest_online"}}</label>
diff --git a/templates/runners/list.tmpl b/templates/runners/list.tmpl
index 80bfbc69b2..896ecc584a 100644
--- a/templates/runners/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/runners/list.tmpl
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
 			<tbody>
 				{{range .Runners}}
 				<tr>
-					<td><span class="runner-status-{{.StatusType}}">{{.StatusType}}</span></td>
+					<td>
+						<span class="runner-status-{{if .IsOnline}}online{{else}}offline{{end}}">{{.StatusName}}</span>
+					</td>
 					<td>
 						{{if .Editable $.RunnerOnwerID $.RunnerRepoID}}
 						<a href="{{$.Link}}/{{.ID}}" class="tooltip" data-content="{{.Description}}">