diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml b/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
index 984e264d0d1d1..671673c02c09e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   # rococo and westend are disabled for now (no access to parity-chains.parity.io)
   check-runtime-migration:
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy
-    timeout-minutes: 30
+    timeout-minutes: 40
     needs: [set-image]
     container:
       image: ${{ needs.set-image.outputs.IMAGE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks-quick.yml b/.github/workflows/checks-quick.yml
index c4382d1b9b40e..7a10d8e0949fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks-quick.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks-quick.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Checking markdown formatting. More info: docs/contributor/markdown_linting.md"
           markdownlint --config "$CONFIG" --ignore target .
   check-umbrella:
-    runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     needs: [set-image]
     container:
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.0 (22. Sep 2023)
       - name: install python deps
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip python3
-          pip3 install "cargo-workspace>=1.2.4" toml
+        run: pip3 install "cargo-workspace>=1.2.4" toml
       - name: check umbrella correctness
         run: |
+          # Fixes "detected dubious ownership" error in the ci
+          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
           python3 scripts/generate-umbrella.py --sdk . --version 0.1.0
           cargo +nightly fmt --all