diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
index 796eca7..bac6ede 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs_on: "alpine_amd64"
     container:
       # TODO use communitymedia docker registry
       image: "cascode/aural-isle-ci:0"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           github-server-url: "https://code.communitymedia.network"
       - name: rustfmt
         run: cargo fmt --check
+  # TODO(cascode) cache checkout for build and test stages
   build:
     container:
       # TODO use communitymedia docker registry