diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
index 2fad3d9d4df..5441cb9b104 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests.yml
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ jobs:
       needs.install-and-build.result == 'success' &&
       needs.install-and-build.outputs.instance_ai_workflow_eval == 'true' &&
       github.repository == 'n8n-io/n8n' &&
+      github.event_name != 'merge_group' &&
       (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork)
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml b/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
index 70900216602..814fb0819ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-evals-discovery.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   run-discovery-evals:
     name: 'Run Discovery Evals'
-    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2204
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup Environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-nodejs
-        with:
-          build-command: 'pnpm build'
 
       - name: Export Node Types
         run: |