diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 78f9959a2d..a2d1ee55e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/check_unstaged.sh
 
   test-go:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && github.repository_owner == 'coder' && 'buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204' || matrix.os == 'macos-latest' && github.repository_owner == 'coder' && 'macos-latest-xl' || matrix.os == 'windows-2022' && github.repository_owner == 'coder' && 'windows-latest-16-cores' || matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && github.repository_owner == 'coder' && 'buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204' || matrix.os == 'macos-latest' && github.repository_owner == 'coder' && 'macos-latest-xlarge' || matrix.os == 'windows-2022' && github.repository_owner == 'coder' && 'windows-latest-16-cores' || matrix.os }}
     needs: changes
     if: needs.changes.outputs.go == 'true' || needs.changes.outputs.ci == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     timeout-minutes: 20
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@ jobs:
             echo "cover=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
+          # if macOS, install google-chrome for scaletests. As another concern,
+          # should we really have this kind of external dependency requirement
+          # on standard CI?
+          if [ "${{ matrix.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]; then
+            brew install google-chrome
+          fi
+
           # By default Go will use the number of logical CPUs, which
           # is a fine default.
           PARALLEL_FLAG=""