diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eb58f7f8cd..ba7c4cc1be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e_service:
     name: Tests / E2E / ${{ matrix.database }} (${{ matrix.mode }}) / ${{ matrix.service }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner || format('runs-on={0}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/volume=120g/spot=false', github.run_id) }}
     needs: [build, matrix]
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -445,19 +445,10 @@ jobs:
         ]
         include:
           - service: Databases
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g
+            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=8cpu-linux-x64/volume=120g/spot=false
             paratest_processes: 3
             timeout_minutes: 30
-          - service: Sites
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g
-          - service: Functions
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g
-          - service: Avatars
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g
-          - service: Realtime
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g
           - service: TablesDB
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g
             paratest_processes: 3
             timeout_minutes: 30
           - service: Migrations
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Sites/SitesCustomServerTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Sites/SitesCustomServerTest.php
index 2beae74d3e..a32b990b9e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Sites/SitesCustomServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Sites/SitesCustomServerTest.php
@@ -2633,6 +2633,7 @@ class SitesCustomServerTest extends Scope
 
         // Poll for execution logs to be written (async)
         // Filter by requestPath to avoid picking up screenshot worker executions
+        // Wait for both the execution entry AND its logs field to be populated
         $logs = null;
         $timeout = 120;
         $start = \time();
@@ -2642,12 +2643,13 @@ class SitesCustomServerTest extends Scope
                 Query::equal('requestPath', ['/logs-inline'])->toString(),
                 Query::limit(1)->toString(),
             ]);
-            if (!empty($logs['body']['executions'])) {
+            if (!empty($logs['body']['executions']) && !empty($logs['body']['executions'][0]['logs'])) {
                 break;
             }
             \usleep(500000);
         }
         $this->assertNotEmpty($logs['body']['executions'], 'Execution logs were not available within timeout');
+        $this->assertNotNull($logs['body']['executions'][0]['logs'], 'Execution logs content was not populated within timeout');
         $this->assertEquals(200, $logs['headers']['status-code']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString($deploymentId, $logs['body']['executions'][0]['deploymentId']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString("GET", $logs['body']['executions'][0]['requestMethod']);
@@ -2681,11 +2683,21 @@ class SitesCustomServerTest extends Scope
         $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString("Action logs printed.", $response['body']);
 
-        $logs = $this->listLogs($siteId, [
-            Query::orderDesc('$createdAt')->toString(),
-            Query::equal('requestPath', ['/logs-action'])->toString(),
-            Query::limit(1)->toString(),
-        ]);
+        $logs = null;
+        $start = \time();
+        while (\time() - $start < $timeout) {
+            $logs = $this->listLogs($siteId, [
+                Query::orderDesc('$createdAt')->toString(),
+                Query::equal('requestPath', ['/logs-action'])->toString(),
+                Query::limit(1)->toString(),
+            ]);
+            if (!empty($logs['body']['executions']) && !empty($logs['body']['executions'][0]['logs'])) {
+                break;
+            }
+            \usleep(500000);
+        }
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($logs['body']['executions'], 'Action execution logs were not available within timeout');
+        $this->assertNotNull($logs['body']['executions'][0]['logs'], 'Action execution logs content was not populated within timeout');
         $this->assertEquals(200, $logs['headers']['status-code']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString($deploymentId, $logs['body']['executions'][0]['deploymentId']);
         $this->assertStringContainsString("GET", $logs['body']['executions'][0]['requestMethod']);