diff --git a/pkg/runner/job_executor.go b/pkg/runner/job_executor.go
index 6d73bc2..090ed06 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/job_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/job_executor.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/container"
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/model"
 )
 
@@ -125,12 +126,13 @@ func newJobExecutor(info jobInfo, sf stepFactory, rc *RunContext) common.Executo
 			if err = info.stopContainer()(ctx); err != nil {
 				logger.Errorf("Error while stop job container: %v", err)
 			}
-			if rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode == "" {
+			if !rc.IsHostEnv(ctx) && rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode == "" {
+				// clean network in docker mode only
 				// if the value of `ContainerNetworkMode` is empty string,
 				// it means that the network to which containers are connecting is created by `act_runner`,
 				// so, we should remove the network at last.
 				logger.Infof("Cleaning up network for job %s, and network name is: %s", rc.JobName, rc.networkName())
-				if err := rc.removeNetwork(rc.networkName())(ctx); err != nil {
+				if err := container.NewDockerNetworkRemoveExecutor(rc.networkName())(ctx); err != nil {
 					logger.Errorf("Error while cleaning network: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/runner/run_context.go b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
index b9ece35..fd3b23c 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 		return common.NewPipelineExecutor(
 			rc.pullServicesImages(rc.Config.ForcePull),
 			rc.JobContainer.Pull(rc.Config.ForcePull),
-			rc.createNetwork(networkName).IfBool(rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode == ""), // if the value of `ContainerNetworkMode` is empty string, then will create a new network for containers.
+			container.NewDockerNetworkCreateExecutor(networkName).IfBool(!rc.IsHostEnv(ctx) && rc.Config.ContainerNetworkMode == ""), // if the value of `ContainerNetworkMode` is empty string, then will create a new network for containers.
 			rc.startServiceContainers(networkName),
 			rc.JobContainer.Create(rc.Config.ContainerCapAdd, rc.Config.ContainerCapDrop),
 			rc.JobContainer.Start(false),
@@ -392,18 +392,6 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 	}
 }
 
-func (rc *RunContext) createNetwork(name string) common.Executor {
-	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		return container.NewDockerNetworkCreateExecutor(name)(ctx)
-	}
-}
-
-func (rc *RunContext) removeNetwork(name string) common.Executor {
-	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		return container.NewDockerNetworkRemoveExecutor(name)(ctx)
-	}
-}
-
 func (rc *RunContext) execJobContainer(cmd []string, env map[string]string, user, workdir string) common.Executor {
 	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return rc.JobContainer.Exec(cmd, env, user, workdir)(ctx)