diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_new.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests_new.yaml
index 06e57f34ca..8957db9e6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_new.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_new.yaml
@@ -41,49 +41,58 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
         - config: [clang14_py311, mpi, tbb, llvm]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: ubuntu-latest
           validate: true
 
         - config: [gcc13_py312]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: ubuntu-latest
           validate: true
 
         - config: [cuda120_gcc11_py310, mpi, llvm]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: [self-hosted,GPU]
           test_docker_options: '--gpus=all --device /dev/nvidia0 --device /dev/nvidia1 --device /dev/nvidia-uvm --device /dev/nvidia-uvm-tools --device /dev/nvidiactl'
           validate: true
           
         - config: [cuda120_gcc11_py310]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: [self-hosted,GPU]
           test_docker_options: '--gpus=all --device /dev/nvidia0 --device /dev/nvidia1 --device /dev/nvidia-uvm --device /dev/nvidia-uvm-tools --device /dev/nvidiactl'
           validate: true
           
         - config: [gcc13_py312, nomd]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: ubuntu-latest
           validate: false
           
         - config: [gcc13_py312, nohpmc]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: ubuntu-latest
           validate: false
 
         - config: [gcc13_py312, nomd, nohpmc]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: ubuntu-latest
           validate: false
           
         - config: [cuda120_gcc11_py310 mpi, llvm, debug]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: [self-hosted,GPU]
           test_docker_options: '--gpus=all --device /dev/nvidia0 --device /dev/nvidia1 --device /dev/nvidia-uvm --device /dev/nvidia-uvm-tools --device /dev/nvidiactl'
           validate: false
           
         - config: [gcc9_py39]
-          build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          # build_runner: [self-hosted,jetstream2,CPU]
+          build_runner: ubuntu-latest
           test_runner: ubuntu-latest
           validate: false