diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index 886919a9e5..50373a0093 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
 name: bench
 jobs:
   codspeed:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         partition: [1, 2]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/book.yml b/.github/workflows/book.yml
index c52a5007ad..c66be0ce35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/book.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/book.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-8
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-8' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 90
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-alloy.yml b/.github/workflows/check-alloy.yml
index 44e7845ef6..8eb5d1e277 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-alloy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-alloy.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Check compilation with patched alloy
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-16
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-16' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compact.yml b/.github/workflows/compact.yml
index 2292e193d7..093750790c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compact.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env:
 name: compact-codec
 jobs:
   compact-codec:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         bin:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index c2a115198c..291e7c28aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test:
     name: e2e-testsuite
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     timeout-minutes: 90
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
   rocksdb:
     name: e2e-rocksdb
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hive.yml b/.github/workflows/hive.yml
index 7d2d956ff0..936abd0391 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hive.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hive.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   prepare-hive:
     if: github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth'
     timeout-minutes: 45
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Checkout hive tests
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
       - build-reth-edge
       - prepare-hive
     name: ${{ matrix.storage }} / ${{ matrix.scenario.sim }}${{ matrix.scenario.limit && format(' - {0}', matrix.scenario.limit) }}
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     permissions:
       issues: write
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 901de86615..c5d2ea7315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: test / ${{ matrix.network }} / ${{ matrix.storage }}
     if: github.event_name != 'schedule'
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml b/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
index 665b098b59..fe8797b14a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kurtosis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     name: run kurtosis
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     needs:
       - build-reth
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index ba35c3622c..864643e859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   clippy-binaries:
     name: clippy binaries / ${{ matrix.type }}
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
   clippy:
     name: clippy
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings
 
   wasm:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           .github/scripts/check_wasm.sh
 
   riscv:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
   crate-checks:
     name: crate-checks (${{ matrix.partition }}/${{ matrix.total_partitions }})
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         partition: [1, 2, 3]
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
 
   msrv:
     name: MSRV
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
   docs:
     name: docs
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
 
   fmt:
     name: fmt
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
 
   udeps:
     name: udeps
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
 
   book:
     name: book
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
   # Checks that selected crates can compile with power set of features
   features:
     name: features
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # Check crates correctly propagate features
   feature-propagation:
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage.yml b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
index 8716a5254a..de1dcce5b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     name: stage-run-test
     # Only run stage commands test in merge groups
     if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml
index 991a39b191..b9b5cd4031 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-era.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   sync:
     if: github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth'
     name: sync (${{ matrix.chain.bin }})
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index f6296d6cda..efb68caebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   sync:
     if: github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth'
     name: sync (${{ matrix.chain.bin }})
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index d5386cf41e..3afee812b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test:
     name: test / ${{ matrix.type }} / ${{ matrix.storage }}
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
       EDGE_FEATURES: ${{ matrix.storage == 'edge' && 'edge' || '' }}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
   state:
     name: Ethereum state tests
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest-4' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
   doc:
     name: doc tests
-    runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository == 'paradigmxyz/reth' && 'depot-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     env:
       RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
     timeout-minutes: 30