diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 6c720fdfeb..96f95cf137 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
         type: string
       runner:
         type: string
-        default: "ubuntu-latest"
+        default: "ubuntu-latest-4-cores"
       ginkgo-focus:
         type: string
         default: ""