diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index bb5575624..174b72a29 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   validate:
     name: Validate Code Quality And Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: python:3.12-slim-bookworm
+    runs-on: runtime-builder:host
+#    container: removed - host has all CI tools
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontend-lint:
     name: Frontend Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runtime-builder:host
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code