diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
index e9e6f975c..109dfe2e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest-large
     steps:
 
       - name: Checkout