diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-join.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-join.yml
index 62073aabe..8df33efae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-join.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-join.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   join:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-default # testing with a large instance
+    # runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5