diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b67dad6..3d147fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
   e2e:
     name: E2E Tests - ${{ matrix.library }}
     needs: discover
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         run: uv python install 3.9
 
-      - name: Setup Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-        with:
-          driver: docker
+      - name: Setup Blacksmith Builder
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-docker-builder@v1
 
       - name: Install SDK dependencies
         run: uv sync --all-extras
@@ -86,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           DOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM: linux/amd64
         run: |
           docker build \
+            --load \
             --build-arg TUSK_CLI_VERSION=${{ steps.tusk-version.outputs.version }} \
             -t python-e2e-base:latest \
             -f drift/instrumentation/e2e_common/Dockerfile.base \
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DOCKER_DEFAULT_PLATFORM: linux/amd64
           TUSK_CLI_VERSION: ${{ steps.tusk-version.outputs.version }}
+          BUILDX_BUILDER: default
         run: |
           chmod +x ./drift/instrumentation/${{ matrix.library }}/e2e-tests/run.sh
           cd ./drift/instrumentation/${{ matrix.library }}/e2e-tests && ./run.sh 8000