diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5f1bb02..70cffad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Lint + smoke test
-    runs-on: namespace-profile-protolabs-linux
+    runs-on: ${{ vars.NSC_RUNNER || 'namespace-profile-protolabs-linux' }}
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tauri-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tauri-release.yml
index bd81803..bb5cd8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tauri-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tauri-release.yml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     needs: build
-    runs-on: namespace-profile-protolabs-linux
+    runs-on: ${{ vars.NSC_RUNNER || 'namespace-profile-protolabs-linux' }}
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
 
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml
index 5dc8cd9..00c2bfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-security-lint.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   workflow-security-lint:
-    runs-on: namespace-profile-protolabs-linux
+    runs-on: ${{ vars.NSC_RUNNER || 'namespace-profile-protolabs-linux' }}
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository || github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code