diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml
index a23f7071c..5fe653197 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_tests.yml
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ jobs:
       S3_GIN_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}
 
   ExampleDataTests:
-    needs: Data
+    needs: ExampleDataCache
     uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml
index a1fa450ad..f006b1d2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_tests_on_pull_request.yml
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ jobs:
       S3_GIN_BUCKET: ${{ secrets.S3_GIN_BUCKET }}
 
   ExampleDataTests:
-    needs: Data
+    needs: ExampleDataCache
     uses: ./.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
index e041c9fa9..3551879ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
 #        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] #, windows-latest]
-        os : []
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
index 0a19a0d2c..e061c4be3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] #, windows-latest]
+#        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] #, windows-latest]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml b/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
index 4c3292b90..4021e6e8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] #, windows-latest]
+#        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13] #, windows-latest]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml