diff --git a/.github/workflows/cla.yml b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
index 34916b0..f70d57a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cla.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cla.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   CLA:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     # This job should only run for pull request comments or pull request target events (not issue comments)
     if: github.event.issue.pull_request || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml b/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml
index dccde2a..22aaf18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write # Required for OIDC: https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shellCheck.yml b/.github/workflows/shellCheck.yml
index 8c736b4..6dc858b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shellCheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shellCheck.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint:
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'OSBotify' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         # 4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validateActions.yml b/.github/workflows/validateActions.yml
index f3684b2..f99587a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validateActions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validateActions.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
   validateSchemas:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     if: ${{ !contains(github.actor, '[bot]') && github.actor != 'MelvinBot' && github.actor != 'botify' && github.actor != 'OSBotify' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repos
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "::error::The validateWorkflowSchemas check failed! To run it locally, go to the root of ${{ steps.repo.outputs.NAME }} and run <path_to_github_actions_repo>/scripts/validateWorkflowSchemas.sh"
 
   actionlint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     if: ${{ !contains(github.actor, '[bot]') && github.actor != 'MelvinBot' && github.actor != 'botify' && github.actor != 'OSBotify' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repos
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "::error::The actionlint check failed! To run it locally, go to the root of ${{ steps.repo.outputs.NAME }} and run <path_to_github_actions_repo>/scripts/actionlint.sh"
 
   validateImmutableActionRefs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     if: ${{ !contains(github.actor, '[bot]') && github.actor != 'MelvinBot' && github.actor != 'botify' && github.actor != 'OSBotify' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repos
diff --git a/scripts/actionlint.sh b/scripts/actionlint.sh
index e5229da..ca62076 100755
--- a/scripts/actionlint.sh
+++ b/scripts/actionlint.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,18 @@ fi
 info "Linting workflows..."
 echo
 cd "$REPO_ROOT" || exit 1
-if ! "$ACTIONLINT_PATH" -color; then
+
+# If a repo has it's own action lint config, use that. Otherwise, use the one in this repo.
+CONFIG=""
+if [[ ! -f "$REPO_ROOT/.github/actionlint.yml" ]] && [[ ! -f "$REPO_ROOT/.github/actionlint.yaml" ]]; then
+    CONFIG=" -config-file $(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR"/../.github/actionlint.yml)"
+    info "Using default Github-Actions repo actionlint.yml" >&2
+fi
+
+# We can't quote CONFIG here because we need the splitting on spaces for it to be recognized
+# by actionlint as a flag
+#shellcheck disable=SC2086
+if ! "$ACTIONLINT_PATH" ${CONFIG} -color; then
     error "Workflows did not pass actionlint :("
     exit 1
 fi