diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yaml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yaml
index ca6f38abfe..5b96cae48d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yaml
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ jobs:
             matrix:
                 # Run tests using both crypto stacks
                 crypto: [legacy, rust]
-                ci_node_total: [3]
-                ci_node_index: [0, 1, 2]
+                ci_node_total: [2]
+                ci_node_index: [0, 1]
         steps:
             # The version of chrome shipped by default may not be consistent across runners
             # so we explicitly use a specific version of chrome here.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yaml
index c054d1cb46..c895376ced 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end-to-end-tests.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
                 # Run multiple instances in parallel to speed up the tests
-                runner: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
+                runner: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
         steps:
             # There's a 'download artifact' action, but it hasn't been updated for the workflow_run action
             # (https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/issues/60) so instead we get this mess: