diff --git a/tests/stability/gha-run.sh b/tests/stability/gha-run.sh
index 50561de33e..23e495e444 100755
--- a/tests/stability/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/stability/gha-run.sh
@@ -18,20 +18,15 @@ function install_dependencies() {
 
 	declare -a system_deps=(
 		jq
+		curl
+		gnupg
 	)
 
 	sudo apt-get update
 	sudo apt-get -y install "${system_deps[@]}"
 
 	ensure_yq
-
-	declare -a github_deps
-	github_deps[0]="cri_containerd:$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.containerd.${CONTAINERD_VERSION}")"
-
-	for github_dep in "${github_deps[@]}"; do
-		IFS=":" read -r -a dep <<< "${github_dep}"
-		install_${dep[0]} "${dep[1]}"
-	done
+	install_docker
 }
 
 function run() {
@@ -40,6 +35,9 @@ function run() {
 	export ITERATIONS=2 MAX_CONTAINERS=20
 	bash "${stability_dir}/soak_parallel_rm.sh"
 
+	info "Running stressng scability test using ${KATA_HYPERVISOR} hypervisor"
+	bash "${stability_dir}/stressng.sh"
+
 	info "Running scability test using ${KATA_HYPERVISOR} hypervisor"
 	bash "${stability_dir}/scability_test.sh" 15 60
 
diff --git a/tests/stability/stressng.sh b/tests/stability/stressng.sh
index 9f95b8c68f..cfd7ac71fc 100755
--- a/tests/stability/stressng.sh
+++ b/tests/stability/stressng.sh
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ function main() {
 	MEMORY_CMD="stress-ng --cpu 2 --vm 4 -t 5m"
 	sudo -E ctr t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${CONTAINER_NAME}" sh -c "${MEMORY_CMD}"
 
-	# Run shared memory stressors
-	info "Running 8 shared memory stressors"
-	SHARED_CMD="stress-ng --shm 0"
-	sudo -E ctr t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${CONTAINER_NAME}" sh -c "${SHARED_CMD}"
-
-	# Run all stressors one by one on all CPUs
-	info "Running all stressors one by one"
-	STRESSORS_CMD="stress-ng --seq 0 -t 10 --tz -v"
-	sudo -E ctr t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${CONTAINER_NAME}" sh -c "${STRESSORS_CMD}"
-
 	# Test floating point on CPU for 60 seconds
 	info  "Running floating tests on CPU"
 	FLOAT_CMD="stress-ng --matrix 1 -t 1m"
@@ -50,7 +40,7 @@ function main() {
 
 	# Runs two instances of the CPU stressors, one instance of the matrix
 	info "Running instances of the CPU stressors"
-	INSTANCE_CMD='stress-ng --cpu 2 --matrix 1 --mq 3 -t 5m'
+	INSTANCE_CMD='stress-ng --cpu 2 --matrix 1 --mq 3 -t 3m'
 	sudo -E ctr t exec --exec-id "$(random_name)" "${CONTAINER_NAME}" sh -c "${INSTANCE_CMD}"
 
 	clean_env_ctr