diff --git a/pkg/runner/run_context.go b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
index 37f4767..51a7c9f 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
@@ -518,14 +518,14 @@ func (rc *RunContext) platformImage(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return rc.runsOnImage(ctx)
 }
 
-func (rc *RunContext) options(_ context.Context) string {
+func (rc *RunContext) options(ctx context.Context) string {
 	job := rc.Run.Job()
 	c := job.Container()
-	if c == nil {
-		return rc.Config.ContainerOptions
+	if c != nil {
+		return rc.ExprEval.Interpolate(ctx, c.Options)
 	}
 
-	return c.Options
+	return rc.Config.ContainerOptions
 }
 
 func (rc *RunContext) isEnabled(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {