diff --git a/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go b/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go
index 6616335..8afbe31 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/step_action_remote.go
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ func (sar *stepActionRemote) getCompositeRunContext(ctx context.Context) *RunCon
 
 		sar.compositeRunContext = newCompositeRunContext(ctx, sar.RunContext, sar, containerActionDir)
 		sar.compositeSteps = sar.compositeRunContext.compositeExecutor(sar.action)
+	} else {
+		// Re-evaluate environment here. For remote actions the environment
+		// need to be re-created for every stage (pre, main, post) as there
+		// might be required context changes (inputs/outputs) while the action
+		// stages are executed. (e.g. the output of another action is the
+		// input for this action during the main stage, but the env
+		// was already created during the pre stage)
+		env := evaluateCompositeInputAndEnv(ctx, sar.RunContext, sar)
+		sar.compositeRunContext.Env = env
 	}
 	return sar.compositeRunContext
 }
diff --git a/pkg/runner/testdata/uses-composite-with-inputs/push.yml b/pkg/runner/testdata/uses-composite-with-inputs/push.yml
index 229969b..9d0cc5b 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/testdata/uses-composite-with-inputs/push.yml
+++ b/pkg/runner/testdata/uses-composite-with-inputs/push.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - id: set-output
+      run: echo "::set-output name=var::value"
     - name: use simple composite action
       uses: ./uses-composite-with-inputs/action
       with:
-        some: value
+        some: ${{ steps.set-output.outputs.var }}
     - name: use nested composite action
       uses: ./uses-composite-with-inputs/composite
       with:
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       id: remote-composite
       uses: nektos/act-test-actions/composite@main
       with:
-        input: value
+        input: ${{ steps.set-output.outputs.var }}
     - name: test remote composite output
       run: |
         echo "steps.remote-composite.outputs.output=${{ steps.remote-composite.outputs.output }}"