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 }}