diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index a0272368460..43cde05e71b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ name: "checks"
 on:
   pull_request:
 
+env:
+  GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED: true
+
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: "Repository Linting"
@@ -30,8 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: 17
-      - name: spotless
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.10.0
-        with:
-          arguments: spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true
-          cache: gradle
+      - name: run spotless
+        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index e9626338a6f..3339de1414f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ on:
       - checks
     types:
       - completed
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
 
 env:
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-Xmx6g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
+  GRADLE_OPTS: "-Xmx6g"
+  GRADLE_BUILD_ACTION_CACHE_DEBUG_ENABLED: true
 
 jobs:
   compile:
@@ -23,8 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: 17
           cache: gradle
-      - name: Compile
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.10.0
-        with:
-          arguments: build -x test -x spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true
-          cache: gradle
+      - name: Run Build
+        run: ./gradlew build -x test -x spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-draft.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-draft.yml
index 69421e19e06..6790b296b38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-draft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-draft.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   checklist:
     name: "add checklist as a comment on newly opened PRs"
-    runs-on: [besu,Linux,self-hosted,nodocker]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/github-script@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-open.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-open.yml
index 3a4d4342c58..6bccd0ad111 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-open.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checklist-on-open.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   checklist:
     name: "add checklist as a comment on newly opened PRs"
-    runs-on: [besu-research-ubuntu-8]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/github-script@v5
         with: