diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 829eac8879f7..5a3f41dd7931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ on:
         type: boolean
       run-macos-intel:
         description: "run macOS-intel tests"
-        default: false
+        default: true
         required: false
         type: boolean
       run-macos-arm:
@@ -109,24 +109,12 @@ jobs:
             || 'main'
           }} >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Generate mac intel configuration
-        id: macintel
-        run: |
-          echo mac_intel=${{
-            ( github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.run-macos-intel )
-            || ( github.repository_owner == 'Chia-Network' && github.repository == 'Chia-Network/chia-blockchain' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/') )
-            || ( github.repository_owner == 'Chia-Network' && github.repository == 'Chia-Network/chia-blockchain' && startsWith(github.base_ref, 'release/') )
-            && 'true'
-            || 'false'
-          }} >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
     outputs:
       configuration: ${{ steps.configure.outputs.configuration }}
       matrix_mode: ${{ steps.configure.outputs.matrix_mode }}
-      mac_intel: ${{ steps.macintel.outputs.mac_intel }}
 
   macos-intel:
-    if: needs.configure.outputs.mac_intel == 'true'
+    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.run-macos-intel
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-single.yml
     needs: configure
     with:
@@ -137,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       concurrency-name: macos-intel
       configuration: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.configuration }}
       matrix_mode: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.matrix_mode }}
-      runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'Chia-Network' && 'macos-13-intel' || 'macos-13' }}
+      runs-on: macos-15-intel
       arch: intel
       arch-emoji: 🌀
   macos-arm:
@@ -235,7 +223,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: re-actors/alls-green@release/v1.2
         id: alls-green
         with:
-          allowed-skips: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.mac_intel != 'true' && 'macos-intel' || '' }}
           jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/install-timelord.sh b/install-timelord.sh
index 35583f06c447..e185558a65ee 100755
--- a/install-timelord.sh
+++ b/install-timelord.sh
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ else
     echo "apt-get install libgmp-dev libboost-python-dev $PYTHON_DEV_DEPENDENCY libboost-system-dev build-essential -y"
     sudo apt-get install libgmp-dev libboost-python-dev "$PYTHON_DEV_DEPENDENCY" libboost-system-dev build-essential -y
     echo "Installing chiavdf from source on Ubuntu/Debian"
-    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
-    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
+    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
+    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
     symlink_vdf_bench "$PYTHON_VERSION"
   elif [ -e venv/bin/python ] && test "$RHEL_BASED"; then
     echo "Installing chiavdf dependencies on RedHat/CentOS/Fedora"
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ else
     echo "$yumcmd"
     ${yumcmd}
     echo "Installing chiavdf from source on RedHat/CentOS/Fedora"
-    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
-    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
+    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
+    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
     symlink_vdf_bench "$PYTHON_VERSION"
   elif [ -e venv/bin/python ] && test "$MACOS"; then
     echo "Installing chiavdf dependencies for MacOS."
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ else
     export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/boost@1.85/include"
     echo "Installing chiavdf from source."
     # User needs to provide required packages
-    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
-    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
+    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
+    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
     symlink_vdf_bench "$PYTHON_VERSION"
   elif [ -e venv/bin/python ]; then
     echo "Installing chiavdf from source."
     # User needs to provide required packages
-    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
-    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force --no-binary chiavdf "$CHIAVDF_VERSION"
+    echo venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
+    venv/bin/python -m pip install --force 'git+https://github.com/chia-network/chiavdf@update_macos_runner_selections'
     symlink_vdf_bench "$PYTHON_VERSION"
   else
     echo "No venv created yet, please run install.sh."