diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f06a2c870..eaf33f584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ on:
 jobs:
   Spec:
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/module_ci.yml@main"
-    with:
-      runs_on: "ubuntu-24.04"
     secrets: "inherit"
 
   Acceptance:
     needs: Spec
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/module_acceptance.yml@main"
     with:
-      runs_on: "ubuntu-24.04"
-      flags: "--nightly --platform-exclude centos-7 --platform-exclude oraclelinux-7 --platform-exclude scientific-7"
+      flags: "--nightly --platform-exclude centos-7 --platform-exclude oraclelinux-7 --platform-exclude scientific-7 --platform-exclude almalinux-8"
     secrets: "inherit"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 7bae98e42..7c2a26ece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -8,15 +8,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   Spec:
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/module_ci.yml@main"
-    with:
-      runs_on: "ubuntu-24.04"
     secrets: "inherit"
 
   Acceptance:
     needs: Spec
     uses: "puppetlabs/cat-github-actions/.github/workflows/module_acceptance.yml@main"
     with:
-      runs_on: "ubuntu-24.04"
-      flags: "--nightly --platform-exclude centos-7 --platform-exclude oraclelinux-7 --platform-exclude scientific-7"
+      flags: "--nightly --platform-exclude centos-7 --platform-exclude oraclelinux-7 --platform-exclude scientific-7 --platform-exclude almalinux-8"
     secrets: "inherit"