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: