diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1d4de355b..73e330448 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
+    runs-on:
+      group: aws-general-8-plus
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [18, 20, 22]