diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cf38e04c8a..0e13c23bf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ jobs:
         ]
         include:
           - service: Databases
-            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=4cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g/spot=false
+            runner: runs-on=${{ github.run_id }}/runner=8cpu-linux-x64/family=c7/volume=120g/spot=false
             paratest_processes: 3
             timeout_minutes: 30
           - service: Sites