diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_build_base.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_build_base.yml
index d4b8452b88c..14b970d4fc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_build_base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_build_base.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   build_and_push_base:
     name: Build and push vitess/base Docker images
-    runs-on: gh-hosted-runners-16cores-1
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'vitessio/vitess'
 
     strategy: