diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml
index b1c5a1af31..61ba4b5b53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: CI Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, ready_for_review]
 
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compiler-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/compiler-tests.yaml
index 013a710066..52569e2e01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compiler-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compiler-tests.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is running compiler tests
 
 
 on:
-  # Runs every day from 7AM UTC
+  # Runs every Friday from 7AM UTC
   schedule:
-    - cron:  '0 7 * * *'
+    - cron:  '00 7 * * 5'
+  # Allows us to manually start workflow for testing
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   # replication of compiler-tests.sh
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         image: [gcc-version-12, gcc-version-11, gcc-version-10, gcc-version-9, gcc-version-8, gcc-version-7, clang-version-14, clang-version-13, clang-version-12, clang-version-11, clang-version-10, clang-version-9, clang-version-8, clang-version-7, clang-version-6.0, ubuntu-18.04_all-dependencies, ubuntu-20.04_all-dependencies, ubuntu-22.04_all-dependencies, ubuntu-22.04_min-dependencies]
         opts: [.opt, .fast]
     runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, x64, run]
+    timeout-minutes: 2880     # 48 hours
     container: gcr.io/gem5-test/${{ matrix.image }}:latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -34,8 +37,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         gem5-compilation: [ARM, ARM_MESI_Three_Level, ARM_MESI_Three_Level_HTM, ARM_MOESI_hammer, Garnet_standalone, GCN3_X86, MIPS, 'NULL', NULL_MESI_Two_Level, NULL_MOESI_CMP_directory, NULL_MOESI_CMP_token, NULL_MOESI_hammer, POWER, RISCV, SPARC, X86, X86_MI_example, X86_MOESI_AMD_Base]
         image: [gcc-version-12, clang-version-14]
-        opts: [.opt, .fast]
+        opts: [.opt]
     runs-on: [self-hosted, linux, x64, run]
+    timeout-minutes: 2880     # 48 hours
     container: gcr.io/gem5-test/${{ matrix.image }}:latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3