diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index 9dd1f3017bc98c..1c416df7ae39a6 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const Runners = {
     os: "macos",
     arch: "aarch64",
     runner:
-      `\${{ github.repository == 'denoland/deno' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && '${selfHostedMacosArmRunner}' || '${macosArmRunner}' }}`,
+      `\${{ github.repository == 'denoland/deno' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && '${selfHostedMacosArmRunner}' || '${macosArmRunner}' }}`,
   },
   windowsX86: {
     os: "windows",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 838373cb78cd9f..82eb63dd617be6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ jobs:
             skip: '${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'') }}'
           - os: macos
             arch: aarch64
-            runner: '${{ github.repository == ''denoland/deno'' && startsWith(github.ref, ''refs/tags/'') && ''self-hosted'' || ''macos-14'' }}'
+            runner: '${{ github.repository == ''denoland/deno'' && github.ref == ''refs/heads/main'' && ''self-hosted'' || ''macos-14'' }}'
             job: test
             profile: debug
           - os: macos
             arch: aarch64
-            runner: '${{ (!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'')) && ''ubuntu-24.04'' || github.repository == ''denoland/deno'' && startsWith(github.ref, ''refs/tags/'') && ''self-hosted'' || ''macos-14'' }}'
+            runner: '${{ (!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'')) && ''ubuntu-24.04'' || github.repository == ''denoland/deno'' && github.ref == ''refs/heads/main'' && ''self-hosted'' || ''macos-14'' }}'
             job: test
             profile: release
             skip: '${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'') }}'