diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c56c05cbb68..9a82e41a578 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ sanity:
     when: on_failure
     reports:
       junit: check-*.xml
+  tags:
+    - placeholder-job
 
 
 # Jobs that need to pass before spending hardware resources on further testing
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
index cba608d1003..9fcf01cd462 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   timeout: 10m
   script:
     - git diff --color=always --exit-code  # Fails if there are diffs
+  tags:
+    - placeholder-job
 
 rustfmt:
   extends: