diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-checker-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/run-checker-daily.yml
index 6df9e6d54b..cb3087a15e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-checker-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-checker-daily.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           no-crypto-mdebug,
           enable-crypto-mdebug-backtrace,
           no-crypto-mdebug-backtrace,
+          no-ct,
           no-deprecated,
           no-des,
           no-devcryptoeng,
@@ -196,32 +197,6 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.sctp_auth.outcome == 'success' && steps.sctp_auth.conclusion == 'success'
       run: make test HARNESS_JOBS=${HARNESS_JOBS:-4}
 
-  jitter:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: checkout openssl
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: checkout jitter
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        repository: smuellerDD/jitterentropy-library
-        ref: v3.5.0
-        path: jitter
-    - name: build jitter
-      run: make -C jitter/
-    - name: checkout fuzz/corpora submodule
-      run: git submodule update --init --depth 1 fuzz/corpora
-    - name: config
-      run: ./config --with-rand-seed=none enable-jitter enable-fips-jitter --with-jitter-include=jitter/ --with-jitter-lib=jitter/ -DOPENSSL_DEFAULT_SEED_SRC=JITTER && perl configdata.pm --dump
-    - name: make
-      run: make -s -j4
-    - name: get cpu info
-      run: |
-        cat /proc/cpuinfo
-        ./util/opensslwrap.sh version -c
-    - name: make test
-      run: make test HARNESS_JOBS=${HARNESS_JOBS:-4}
-
   enable_brotli_dynamic:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-checker-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/run-checker-merge.yml
index 1ff4fe7d3d..0f29cf7a80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-checker-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-checker-merge.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         opt: [
           enable-asan enable-ubsan no-shared no-asm -DOPENSSL_SMALL_FOOTPRINT,
-          no-ct,
           no-dso,
           no-dynamic-engine,
           no-ec2m enable-fips,
@@ -59,3 +58,29 @@ jobs:
         if [ -x apps/openssl ] ; then ./util/opensslwrap.sh version -c ; fi
     - name: make test
       run: make test HARNESS_JOBS=${HARNESS_JOBS:-4}
+
+  jitter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout openssl
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: checkout jitter
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        repository: smuellerDD/jitterentropy-library
+        ref: v3.5.0
+        path: jitter
+    - name: build jitter
+      run: make -C jitter/
+    - name: checkout fuzz/corpora submodule
+      run: git submodule update --init --depth 1 fuzz/corpora
+    - name: config
+      run: ./config --with-rand-seed=none enable-jitter enable-fips-jitter --with-jitter-include=jitter/ --with-jitter-lib=jitter/ -DOPENSSL_DEFAULT_SEED_SRC=JITTER && perl configdata.pm --dump
+    - name: make
+      run: make -s -j4
+    - name: get cpu info
+      run: |
+        cat /proc/cpuinfo
+        ./util/opensslwrap.sh version -c
+    - name: make test
+      run: make test HARNESS_JOBS=${HARNESS_JOBS:-4}