diff --git a/.github/workflows-source/schedule-hourly.yml b/.github/workflows-source/schedule-hourly.yml
index d44663f0c4f..9c17f37fcff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows-source/schedule-hourly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows-source/schedule-hourly.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ jobs:
   bazel-test-coverage:
     name: Bazel Test Coverage
     <<: *bazel-large-setup
-    if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }}
     steps:
       - <<: *before-script
       - <<: *checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule-daily.yml
index 2cecc2c0bbb..1226024cfca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule-daily.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
   cut-release-candidate:
     name: Cut RC
-    runs-on:
-      labels: bazel-runner-small
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/dfinity/ic-build@sha256:eb85228ebf7511e2589f86788345eb3d1c8144914a8a2fa771d4347ddacac413
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }}
     steps:
@@ -80,7 +77,8 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/dfinity/ic-build@sha256:eb85228ebf7511e2589f86788345eb3d1c8144914a8a2fa771d4347ddacac413
     timeout-minutes: 120
-    if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }}
+    # TODO: enable when zh1 is active again
+    if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' && false }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-hourly.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule-hourly.yml
index b9764425515..45a999f4abd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule-hourly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule-hourly.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/dfinity/ic-build@sha256:eb85228ebf7511e2589f86788345eb3d1c8144914a8a2fa771d4347ddacac413
     timeout-minutes: 120
-    if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }}
+    if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }} # needed to avoid running on public dfinity org until published
     steps:
       - name: Before script
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/schedule-weekly.yml
index 577425304fc..6ff94b3bae7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schedule-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schedule-weekly.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   bazel-build-fuzzers-weekly:
     runs-on:
-        labels: bazel-runner-small
+      labels: bazel-runner-large
     container:
-        image: ghcr.io/dfinity/ic-build@sha256:eb85228ebf7511e2589f86788345eb3d1c8144914a8a2fa771d4347ddacac413
+      image: ghcr.io/dfinity/ic-build@sha256:eb85228ebf7511e2589f86788345eb3d1c8144914a8a2fa771d4347ddacac413
     timeout-minutes: 60 # 1 hour
     if: ${{ vars.RUN_CI == 'true' }} # needed to avoid running on public dfinity org until published
     steps: