diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 9d37714c17..e98b4a19f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ jobs:
            ((github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot') &&
               ((github.event_name != 'pull_request') ||
                (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'commaai/openpilot'))) && '["x86_64", "aarch64"]' || '["x86_64"]' ) }}
-    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.arch == 'aarch64') && 'namespace-profile-arm64-2x8' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ ((matrix.arch == 'aarch64') && 'namespace-profile-arm64-2x8') ||
+                 ((matrix.arch == 'x86_64') && ((github.repository == 'commaai/openpilot') && ((github.event_name != 'pull_request') || (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'commaai/openpilot'))) && 'namespace-profile-amd64-8x16') ||
+                   'ubuntu-latest'}}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with: