diff --git a/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js b/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js
index fcaa00516c36..3508fd7475b1 100644
--- a/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js
+++ b/.github/spot-runner-action/dist/index.js
@@ -699,10 +699,11 @@ function pollSpotStatus(config, ec2Client, ghClient) {
             }
             try {
                 core.info("Found ec2 instance, looking for runners.");
-                if (process.env.WAIT_FOR_RUNNERS === "false" || (yield ghClient.hasRunner([config.githubJobId]))) {
-                    // we have runners
-                    return instances[0].InstanceId;
-                }
+                // TODO find out whatever happened here but we seem to not be able to wait for runners
+                //if (process.env.WAIT_FOR_RUNNERS === "false" || await ghClient.hasRunner([config.githubJobId])) {
+                // we have runners
+                return instances[0].InstanceId;
+                //}
             }
             catch (err) { }
             // wait 10 seconds
diff --git a/.github/spot-runner-action/src/main.ts b/.github/spot-runner-action/src/main.ts
index 5fff08765785..989dcb384e3b 100644
--- a/.github/spot-runner-action/src/main.ts
+++ b/.github/spot-runner-action/src/main.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ async function pollSpotStatus(
     }
     try {
       core.info("Found ec2 instance, looking for runners.");
-      if (process.env.WAIT_FOR_RUNNERS === "false" || await ghClient.hasRunner([config.githubJobId])) {
+      // TODO find out whatever happened here but we seem to not be able to wait for runners
+      //if (process.env.WAIT_FOR_RUNNERS === "false" || await ghClient.hasRunner([config.githubJobId])) {
         // we have runners
         return instances[0].InstanceId!;
-      }
+      //}
     } catch (err) {}
     // wait 10 seconds
     await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 10000));