diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
index 265f8f109..9ddfc2c0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration_tests.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install git -y
 
+    - name: Add rsync
+      run: |
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install rsync -y
+
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
diff --git a/scripts/github_runner/conf.json b/scripts/github_runner/conf.json
index 64159a385..d577cfc45 100644
--- a/scripts/github_runner/conf.json
+++ b/scripts/github_runner/conf.json
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 {
   "ghOrg": "<GitHub account>",
+  "ghBranch": "<GitHub branch>",
   "ghPat": "<GitHub PAT>",
-  "hostUsername": "ubuntu",
+  "hostUsername": "root",
   "runners": {
-    "pc91.cloudlab.umass.edu": {
+    "10.96.190.31": {
       "type": "cri",
       "sandbox": "firecracker"
     },
-    "pc101.cloudlab.umass.edu": {
+    "10.96.190.176": {
       "type": "cri",
-      "sandbox": "gvisor",
-      "restart": true
+      "sandbox": "gvisor"
     },
-    "pc72.cloudlab.umass.edu": {
+    "10.96.190.94": {
       "type": "integ",
-      "num": 2
+      "num": 2,
+      "restart": false
+    },
+    "10.96.190.53": {
+        "type": "profile"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/github_runner/deploy_runners.go b/scripts/github_runner/deploy_runners.go
index 8bec00e1e..b4ca00609 100644
--- a/scripts/github_runner/deploy_runners.go
+++ b/scripts/github_runner/deploy_runners.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type RunnerConf struct {
 
 type DeployerConf struct {
 	GhOrg        string                `json:"ghOrg"`
+	GhBranch     string                `json:"ghBranch"`
 	GhPat        string                `json:"ghPat"`
 	HostUsername string                `json:"hostUsername"`
 	RunnerConfs  map[string]RunnerConf `json:"runners"`
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ func deployRunner(host string, runnerConf RunnerConf, deployerConf *DeployerConf
 	}
 
 	log.Debugf("Cloning vHive repository on %s@%s", deployerConf.HostUsername, host)
-	out, err := client.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("rm -rf ./vhive ./actions-runner && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/%s/vhive", deployerConf.GhOrg))
+	out, err := client.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("rm -rf ./vhive ./actions-runner && git clone --depth=1 --branch=%s https://github.com/%s/vhive", deployerConf.GhBranch, deployerConf.GhOrg))
 	log.Debug(string(out))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to clone vHive repository on %s@%s: %s", deployerConf.HostUsername, host, err)