diff --git a/pkg/runner/run_context.go b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
index 6bc627b..925ebc6 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/run_context.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/run_context.go
@@ -310,11 +310,17 @@ func (rc *RunContext) startJobContainer() common.Executor {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse service %s ports: %w", serviceID, err)
 			}
 
+			imageName := rc.ExprEval.Interpolate(ctx, spec.Image)
+			if imageName == "" {
+				logger.Infof("The service '%s' will not be started because the container definition has an empty image.", serviceID)
+				continue
+			}
+
 			serviceContainerName := createContainerName(rc.jobContainerName(), serviceID)
 			c := container.NewContainer(&container.NewContainerInput{
 				Name:           serviceContainerName,
 				WorkingDir:     ext.ToContainerPath(rc.Config.Workdir),
-				Image:          rc.ExprEval.Interpolate(ctx, spec.Image),
+				Image:          imageName,
 				Username:       username,
 				Password:       password,
 				Env:            envs,
diff --git a/pkg/runner/runner_test.go b/pkg/runner/runner_test.go
index dcd03db..13e6844 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/runner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/runner_test.go
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ func TestRunEvent(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// services
 		{workdir, "services", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
+		{workdir, "services-empty-image", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 		{workdir, "services-host-network", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 		{workdir, "services-with-container", "push", "", platforms, secrets},
 
diff --git a/pkg/runner/testdata/services-empty-image/push.yaml b/pkg/runner/testdata/services-empty-image/push.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e9ea1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/runner/testdata/services-empty-image/push.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: services
+on: push
+jobs:
+  services:
+    name: Reproduction of failing Services interpolation
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: ${{ false || '' }}
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: runner
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mysecretdbpass
+          POSTGRES_DB: mydb
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+    steps:
+      - name: Echo the Postgres service ID / Network / Ports
+        run: |
+          echo "id: ${{ job.services.postgres.id }}"
+          echo "network: ${{ job.services.postgres.network }}"
+          echo "ports: ${{ job.services.postgres.ports }}"