diff --git a/.github/workflows/beekeeper.yml b/.github/workflows/beekeeper.yml
index a606e8bfc65..00ef026e02e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beekeeper.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beekeeper.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
   SETUP_CONTRACT_IMAGE: "ethersphere/bee-localchain"
   SETUP_CONTRACT_IMAGE_TAG: "0.9.0-rc3"
   BEELOCAL_BRANCH: "main"
-  BEEKEEPER_BRANCH: "master"
+  BEEKEEPER_BRANCH: "feat/act"
   BEEKEEPER_METRICS_ENABLED: false
   REACHABILITY_OVERRIDE_PUBLIC: true
   BATCHFACTOR_OVERRIDE_PUBLIC: 2
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set local cluster
         run: |
           timeout ${TIMEOUT} make deploylocal BEEKEEPER_CLUSTER=local-dns
+      - name: Test act
+        id: act
+        run: timeout ${TIMEOUT} bash -c 'until beekeeper check --cluster-name local-dns --checks ci-act; do echo "waiting for act..."; sleep .3; done'
       - name: Test pingpong
         id: pingpong
         run: timeout ${TIMEOUT} bash -c 'until beekeeper check --cluster-name local-dns --checks ci-pingpong; do echo "waiting for pingpong..."; sleep .3; done'
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9aa79e4f9cd..47ea13908bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BEEKEEPER_INSTALL_DIR ?= $(GOBIN)
 BEEKEEPER_USE_SUDO ?= false
 BEEKEEPER_CLUSTER ?= local
 BEELOCAL_BRANCH ?= main
-BEEKEEPER_BRANCH ?= master
+BEEKEEPER_BRANCH ?= feat/act
 REACHABILITY_OVERRIDE_PUBLIC ?= false
 BATCHFACTOR_OVERRIDE_PUBLIC ?= 5
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ beekeeper:
 ifeq ($(BEEKEEPER_BRANCH), master)
 	curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ethersphere/beekeeper/master/scripts/install.sh | BEEKEEPER_INSTALL_DIR=$(BEEKEEPER_INSTALL_DIR) USE_SUDO=$(BEEKEEPER_USE_SUDO) bash
 else
-	git clone -b $(BEEKEEPER_BRANCH) https://github.com/ethersphere/beekeeper.git && mv beekeeper beekeeper_src && cd beekeeper_src && mkdir -p $(BEEKEEPER_INSTALL_DIR) && make binary
+	git clone -b $(BEEKEEPER_BRANCH)https://github.com/Solar-Punk-Ltd/beekeeper.git && mv beekeeper beekeeper_src && cd beekeeper_src && mkdir -p $(BEEKEEPER_INSTALL_DIR) && make binary
 ifeq ($(BEEKEEPER_USE_SUDO), true)
 	sudo mv beekeeper_src/dist/beekeeper $(BEEKEEPER_INSTALL_DIR)
 else