diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b9a80ee6..95750bda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
     branches:
     - main
     - release-*
-    - konflux/**
     tags:
     - '*'
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index 7063d03b..436ce724 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Store artifacts
       if: always()
+      # Don't fail the job on upload errors (e.g. ECONNRESET) —
+      # these are debug logs, not consumed by downstream jobs.
+      # Test failures still fail the job via the Run Tests step.
+      continue-on-error: true
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ${{ matrix.vm }}-test-logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/konflux-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/konflux-tests.yml
index 68933bb0..f3415578 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/konflux-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/konflux-tests.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
     branches:
     - main
     - release-*
-    - konflux/**
     tags:
     - '*'
   pull_request:
diff --git a/.tekton/fact-build.yaml b/.tekton/fact-build.yaml
index 68571301..281fcfa6 100644
--- a/.tekton/fact-build.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/fact-build.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
     pipelinesascode.tekton.dev/on-comment: "/konflux-retest fact-on-push"
     pipelinesascode.tekton.dev/on-cel-expression: |
       (event == "pull_request" && body.action != "ready_for_review") || (
-        event == "push" && target_branch.matches("^(main|release-.*|refs/tags/.*|konflux/.*)$")
+        event == "push" && target_branch.matches("^(main|release-.*|refs/tags/.*)$")
       )
   labels:
     appstudio.openshift.io/application: acs-4-10
diff --git a/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile
index 5f9a0fa1..3631b1b4 100644
--- a/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile
+++ b/tests/containers/self-deleter/Containerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-FROM rust:1.84-alpine AS builder
+FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream9 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY . .
-RUN cargo build --release
+RUN dnf install -y rust cargo && \
+        cargo build --release
 
-FROM alpine:3.23
+FROM quay.io/centos/centos:stream9-minimal
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/self-deleter /usr/local/bin