diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-block-downloading.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-block-downloading.yml
index c5b7a2b8d3c..1f3c9f406a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-block-downloading.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-block-downloading.yml
@@ -3,17 +3,19 @@ name: QA - Clean exit (block downloading)
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'release/**'
+      - main
+      - 'release/3.*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-      - 'release/**'
+      - 'release/3.*'
     types:
       - ready_for_review
+  workflow_dispatch:     # Run manually
 
 jobs:
   long-running-test:
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Erigon3]
     env:
       ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon-versions/reference-version/datadir
       ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon-testbed/datadir
@@ -51,14 +53,15 @@ jobs:
   
         # Capture monitoring script exit status
         test_exit_status=$?
+
+        # Save the subsection reached status
+        echo "::set-output name=test_executed::true"
         
         # Clean up Erigon process if it's still running
         if kill -0 $ERIGON_PID 2> /dev/null; then
           echo "Terminating Erigon"
           kill $ERIGON_PID
           wait $ERIGON_PID
-        else
-          echo "Erigon has already terminated"
         fi
         
         # Check test runner script exit status
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
 
     - name: Delete Erigon Testbed Data Directory
+      if: always()
       run: |
         rm -rf $ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR
 
@@ -79,13 +83,13 @@ jobs:
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/db-producer/resume_production.py || true
 
     - name: Save test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       env:
         TEST_RESULT: ${{ steps.test_step.outputs.TEST_RESULT }}
       run: python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/qa-tests/uploads/upload_test_results.py --repo erigon --commit $(git rev-parse HEAD) --test_name clean-exit-block-downloading --outcome $TEST_RESULT --result_file ${{ github.workspace }}/result.json
 
     - name: Upload test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-snapshot-downloading.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-snapshot-downloading.yml
index 1e08cc6e9f8..79819132cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-snapshot-downloading.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-clean-exit-snapshot-downloading.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - 'release/**'
+      - 'release/3.*'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-      - 'release/**'
+      - 'release/3.*'
     types:
       - ready_for_review
+  workflow_dispatch:     # Run manually
 
 jobs:
   long-running-test:
@@ -24,9 +25,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Clean Erigon Build Directory
+    - name: Clean Erigon Build & Data Directories
       run: |
         make clean
+        rm -rf $ERIGON_DATA_DIR
 
     - name: Build Erigon
       run: |
@@ -48,18 +50,16 @@ jobs:
         # Capture monitoring script exit status
         test_exit_status=$?
         
+        # Save the subsection reached status
+        echo "::set-output name=test_executed::true"
+        
         # Clean up Erigon process if it's still running
         if kill -0 $ERIGON_PID 2> /dev/null; then
           echo "Terminating Erigon"
           kill $ERIGON_PID
           wait $ERIGON_PID
-        else
-          echo "Erigon has already terminated"
         fi
         
-        # Clean up Erigon build and data directories
-        rm -rf $ERIGON_DATA_DIR
-        
         # Check test runner script exit status
         if [ $test_exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
           echo "Tests completed successfully"
@@ -69,18 +69,23 @@ jobs:
           echo "TEST_RESULT=failure" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
 
+    - name: Clean up Erigon data directory
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        rm -rf $ERIGON_DATA_DIR
+
     - name: Resume the Erigon instance dedicated to db maintenance
       run: |
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/db-producer/resume_production.py || true
 
     - name: Save test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       env:
         TEST_RESULT: ${{ steps.test_step.outputs.TEST_RESULT }}
       run: python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/qa-tests/uploads/upload_test_results.py --repo erigon --commit $(git rev-parse HEAD) --test_name clean-exit-snapshot-downloading --outcome $TEST_RESULT --result_file ${{ github.workspace }}/result.json
 
     - name: Upload test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-snap-download.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-snap-download.yml
index 7cdc94d3fb1..146cfa66fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-snap-download.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-snap-download.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   long-running-test:
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Erigon3]
+    timeout-minutes: 600
     env:
       ERIGON_DATA_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/erigon_data
       ERIGON_QA_PATH: /home/qarunner/erigon-qa
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check out repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Clean Erigon Build Directory
+    - name: Clean Erigon Build & Data Directories
       run: |
         make clean
+        rm -rf $ERIGON_DATA_DIR
 
     - name: Build Erigon
       run: |
@@ -35,25 +37,23 @@ jobs:
       id: test_step
       run: |
         set +e # Disable exit on error
-        
+             
         # Run Erigon, monitor snapshot downloading and check logs
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/qa-tests/snap-download/run_and_check_snap_download.py ${{ github.workspace }}/build/bin $ERIGON_DATA_DIR $TOTAL_TIME_SECONDS
   
         # Capture monitoring script exit status
         test_exit_status=$?
         
+        # Save the subsection reached status
+        echo "::set-output name=test_executed::true"
+        
         # Clean up Erigon process if it's still running
         if kill -0 $ERIGON_PID 2> /dev/null; then
           echo "Terminating Erigon"
           kill $ERIGON_PID
           wait $ERIGON_PID
-        else
-          echo "Erigon has already terminated"
         fi
         
-        # Clean up Erigon build and data directories
-        rm -rf $ERIGON_DATA_DIR
-        
         # Check test runner script exit status
         if [ $test_exit_status -eq 0 ]; then
           echo "Tests completed successfully"
@@ -63,18 +63,23 @@ jobs:
           echo "TEST_RESULT=failure" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
 
+    - name: Clean up Erigon data directory
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        rm -rf $ERIGON_DATA_DIR
+
     - name: Resume the Erigon instance dedicated to db maintenance
       run: |
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/db-producer/resume_production.py || true
 
     - name: Save test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       env:
         TEST_RESULT: ${{ steps.test_step.outputs.TEST_RESULT }}
       run: python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/qa-tests/uploads/upload_test_results.py --repo erigon --commit $(git rev-parse HEAD) --test_name snap-download --outcome $TEST_RESULT --result_file ${{ github.workspace }}/result.json
 
     - name: Upload test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml
index 587242ff6e8..c9a45413276 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ name: QA - Tip tracking
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Run every day at 00:00 AM UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:     # Run manually
 
 jobs:
   long-running-test:
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, Erigon3]
+    timeout-minutes: 600
     env:
       ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon-versions/reference-version/datadir
       ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon-testbed/datadir
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Pause the Erigon instance dedicated to db maintenance
       run: |
-        curl -X POST -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{"status": "paused"}' http://localhost:8080/production/default/status || true
+        python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/db-producer/pause_production.py || true
 
     - name: Restore Erigon Testbed Data Directory
       run: |
@@ -48,13 +50,14 @@ jobs:
         # Capture monitoring script exit status
         test_exit_status=$?
         
+        # Save the subsection reached status
+        echo "::set-output name=test_executed::true"
+    
         # Clean up Erigon process if it's still running
         if kill -0 $ERIGON_PID 2> /dev/null; then
           echo "Terminating Erigon"
           kill $ERIGON_PID
           wait $ERIGON_PID
-        else
-          echo "Erigon has already terminated"
         fi
 
         # Check test runner script exit status
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
 
     - name: Delete Erigon Testbed Data Directory
+      if: always()
       run: |
         rm -rf $ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR
 
@@ -75,13 +79,13 @@ jobs:
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/db-producer/resume_production.py || true
 
     - name: Save test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       env:
         TEST_RESULT: ${{ steps.test_step.outputs.TEST_RESULT }}
       run: python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/qa-tests/uploads/upload_test_results.py --repo erigon --commit $(git rev-parse HEAD) --test_name tip-tracking --outcome $TEST_RESULT --result_file ${{ github.workspace }}/result.json
 
     - name: Upload test results
-      if: always()
+      if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: test-results