diff --git a/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml b/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml
index 40542ba3df5..8365e6b0626 100644
--- a/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml
+++ b/utils/ansible/configure-self-hosted-runner.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #  connection: local
   vars:
     testUser: pmdkuser
-    package_url: https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.304.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.304.0.tar.gz
+    package_url: https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.306.0/actions-runner-linux-x64-2.306.0.tar.gz
     runner_folder: /home/{{ testUser }}/actions-runner
     repo_url: https://github.com/pmem/pmdk
     vars_list: "{{ vars_gha.split(',') }}"
@@ -59,7 +59,18 @@
         remote_src: yes
 
     - name: "Change owner to {{ testUser }}"
-      shell: chown -R {{ testUser }} {{ runner_folder }}
+      shell: chown -R $(id -u {{ testUser }}):$(id -g {{ testUser }}) {{ runner_folder }}
+
+    # Make sure the following environment variables are present in the env
+    # to ensure propagation to the actions-runner's environment.
+    - name: "Add env variables into env.sh checklist"
+      lineinfile:
+        path: "{{ runner_folder }}/env.sh"
+        line: "    '{{ item.line }}'"
+        insertafter: "^varCheckList=\\("
+      loop:
+        - line: PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+        - line: HOME
 
     - name: "Add runner to GHA"
       shell: |
diff --git a/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml b/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml
index 92a614b19df..8419b825777 100644
--- a/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml
+++ b/utils/ansible/opensuse-setup.yml
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@
     - name: "Install valgrind from source"
       script: ../docker/images/install-valgrind.sh
 
-    - name: "Run the install-libndctl script with arguments"
-      script: ../docker/images/install-libndctl.sh tags/v70.1
-
     # Disable AppArmor. 
     # AppArmor may block proper GHA runner installation and startup.
     # ==`Suse` condition is inherited from the original version of