diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml b/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml
index a95a477459..54da786b8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-test-wf.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           # echo content of current directory
           ls -la
-          nextflow run nf-core-testpipeline -profile test,self_hosted_runner --outdir ./results
+          nextflow run nf-core-testpipeline -profile test,docker --outdir ./results
+
+      - name: Setup ssh session
+        uses: Warpbuilds/action-debugger@v1.3
 
       - name: Upload log file artifact
         if: ${{ always() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 4e873385e8..b0a88c6999 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mv .github/.coveragerc .
 
+      - name: Setup ssh session
+        uses: Warpbuilds/action-debugger@v1.3
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           python3 -m pytest tests/${{matrix.test}} --color=yes --cov --durations=0 && exit_code=0|| exit_code=$?
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16262bd1c3..264b091ae3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - Update output of generation script for API docs to new structure ([#2988](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2988))
 - Add no clobber and put bash options on their own line ([#2991](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2991))
 - update minimal textual version and snapshots ([#2998](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2998))
+- TEST self-hosted runers: DO NOT MERGE ([#3004](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/3004))
 
 ## [v2.14.1 - Tantalum Toad - Patch](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.14.1) - [2024-05-09]
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 9a0fd0896f..435d407615 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 GITLAB_BRANCH_ORG_PATH_BRANCH = "org-path"
 GITLAB_BRANCH_TEST_OLD_SHA = "e772abc22c1ff26afdf377845c323172fb3c19ca"
 GITLAB_BRANCH_TEST_NEW_SHA = "7d73e21f30041297ea44367f2b4fd4e045c0b991"
-GITLAB_NFTEST_BRANCH = "nf-test-tests-self-hosted-runners"
+GITLAB_NFTEST_BRANCH = "nf-test-tests"
 
 
 def with_temporary_folder(func: Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]: