diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cb908b3c6..dbec004a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
             resource-snapshot-creation-minimum-interval: 30s
             resource-changes-collection-duration: 15s
     runs-on:
-      labels: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
+      labels: oracle-vm-16cpu-64gb-x86-64
     needs: [
       detect-noop,
     ]
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
             make e2e-tests-custom
           fi
         env:
-          KUBECONFIG: '/home/runner/.kube/config'
+          KUBECONFIG: '/home/ubuntu/.kube/config'
           HUB_SERVER_URL: 'https://172.19.0.2:6443'
           # Temporarily enable the AKS property provider for the E2E tests, in order
           # to verify the property-based scheduling experience.
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           sleep 30
           make collect-e2e-logs
         env:
-          KUBECONFIG: '/home/runner/.kube/config'
+          KUBECONFIG: '/home/ubuntu/.kube/config'
           LOG_DIR: 'logs-${{ matrix.customized-settings }}'
       
       - name: Upload logs