diff --git a/.github/workflows/localnet-test.yml b/.github/workflows/localnet-test.yml
index 0c44d509e..65e32ecc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/localnet-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/localnet-test.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   test:
     name: "Test"
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: "macos-latest-large"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go-version: [ "1.22.x" ]
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: "increase -l ulimits"
-        run: ulimit -l unlimited
+        run: ulimit -Sl unlimited
 
       - name: "increase -n ulimits"
-        run: ulimit -n unlimited
+        run: ulimit -Sn unlimited
 
       - name: "Download and verify dependencies"
         run: make deps