diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 91460b25e8a..86b10936860 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ platform:
   arch: amd64
 
 steps:
+- name: identify-runner
+  image: alpine:3.12
+  commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+
 - name: initialize
   image: grafana/build-container:1.2.21
   commands:
@@ -236,6 +241,11 @@ platform:
   arch: amd64
 
 steps:
+- name: identify-runner
+  image: alpine:3.12
+  commands:
+  - echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME
+
 - name: initialize
   image: grafana/build-container:1.2.21
   commands:
diff --git a/scripts/lib.star b/scripts/lib.star
index 339e7bc1893..c4cad2bfea8 100644
--- a/scripts/lib.star
+++ b/scripts/lib.star
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ def pipeline(name, edition, trigger, steps, services=[]):
             'disable': True,
         }
 
+    pipeline['steps'].insert(0, {
+        'name': 'identify-runner',
+        'image': alpine_image,
+        'commands': [
+            'echo $DRONE_RUNNER_NAME',
+        ],
+    })
+
     return pipeline
 
 def init_steps(edition):