diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-cri-containerd-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-cri-containerd-tests.yaml
index 2055613918..f42833609a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-cri-containerd-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-cri-containerd-tests.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
         vmm: ['clh', 'qemu']
-    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204
+    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
       GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-docker-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-docker-tests-on-garm.yaml
index abb6b03547..ea90759fa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-docker-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-docker-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         vmm:
           - clh
           - qemu
-    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304
+    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304-smaller
     env:
       KATA_HYPERVISOR: ${{ matrix.vmm }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-garm.yaml
index 22e9925d3c..3fdb8302d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           - devmapper
         k8s:
           - k3s
-    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2004
+    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2004-smaller
     env:
       DOCKER_REGISTRY: ${{ inputs.registry }}
       DOCKER_REPO: ${{ inputs.repo }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-nerdctl-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-nerdctl-tests-on-garm.yaml
index a902d7cc5c..eb4e04bc2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-nerdctl-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-nerdctl-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           - clh
           - dragonball
           - qemu
-    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304
+    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2304-smaller
     env:
       KATA_HYPERVISOR: ${{ matrix.vmm }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-nydus-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-nydus-tests.yaml
index 54c8cf8644..71ee0fe869 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-nydus-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-nydus-tests.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
         vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'dragonball']
-    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204
+    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
       GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}