diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-examples.yml
index 6aadb33..caec06f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify-examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-examples.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   verify:
-    runs-on: envoy-x64-small
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332  # v4.1.7
       - run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get -qq install -y --no-install-recommends expect gettext whois
-          pip install -r ./.github/workflows/verify-requirements.txt
+          sudo apt-get -qq install -y --no-install-recommends expect gettext yq whois
       - run: |
           bazel run --config=ci --sandbox_writable_path="${HOME}/.docker/" --sandbox_writable_path=$HOME :verify_examples
diff --git a/verify_example.sh b/verify_example.sh
index 5bb0ef7..34083eb 100755
--- a/verify_example.sh
+++ b/verify_example.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ verify () {
     export DOCKER_RMI_CLEANUP=1
     # This is set to simulate an environment where users have shared home drives protected
     # by a strong umask (ie only group readable by default).
-    umask 027
-    chmod -R o-rwx "$RUNDIR"
+    # umask 027
+    # chmod -R o-rwx "$RUNDIR"
     cd "$RUNDIR"
     dirlist=$(ls .)
     if [[ "$dirlist" == "external" ]]; then