diff --git a/.github/actions/provision-cluster/action.yml b/.github/actions/provision-cluster/action.yml
index a11af0f7339..b3ba0835b70 100644
--- a/.github/actions/provision-cluster/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/provision-cluster/action.yml
@@ -4,20 +4,28 @@ inputs:
   condition:
     description: Condition this should run on
     required: true
+  ref:
+    description: Ref for code checkout
+    default: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
-        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        ref: ${{ inputs.ref }}
     - name: Request and Provision a Cluster
       if: ${{ inputs.condition }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
           . ci/gha_functions.sh
           STAGE_NAME='${{ env.STAGE_NAME }}'
-          REQID='${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}-${{ github.run_number }}'
+          if "${{ github.event.schedule }}"; then
+            REQID='${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_number }}'
+          else
+            REQID='${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}-${{ github.run_number }}'
+          fi
           CP_PRIORITY=${{ env.CP_PRIORITY }}
           if ! JENKINS_URL='${{ env.JENKINS_URL }}'                   \
                LABEL='${{ env.LABEL }}'                               \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcp-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/gcp-weekly.yml
index 44a83bf34ea..7a6bfd85220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcp-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcp-weekly.yml
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Request and Provision a Cluster
         timeout-minutes: 7200
         uses: ./.github/actions/provision-cluster
+        with:
+          condition: true
+          # DO NOT LAND THIS. This is for testing only
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          # ref: ${{ env.GCP_BRANCH }}
       - name: Run Test
         timeout-minutes: 7200
         id: run-test
@@ -467,6 +472,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Request and Provision a Cluster
         timeout-minutes: 7200
         uses: ./.github/actions/provision-cluster
+        with:
+          condition: true
+          # DO NOT LAND THIS. This is for testing only
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          # ref: ${{ env.GCP_BRANCH }}
       - name: Run Test
         timeout-minutes: 7200
         id: run-test
@@ -544,8 +554,8 @@ jobs:
             --build-arg DAOS_JAVA_BUILD=yes
             --tag gha-amd-${{github.run_id}}-${{github.run_attempt}}
       - name: Run Unit Testing with bdev
-        run: docker run gha-amd-${{github.run_id}}-${{github.run_attempt}}
+        run: docker run --privileged=true gha-amd-${{github.run_id}}-${{github.run_attempt}}
             cd daos && BDEV_TEST=true ./ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
       - name: Run Unit Testing with bdev and memcheck
-        run: docker run gha-amd-${{github.run_id}}-${{github.run_attempt}}
+        run: docker run --privileged=true gha-amd-${{github.run_id}}-${{github.run_attempt}}
             cd daos && WITH_VALGRIND=true BDEV_TEST=true ./ci/unit/test_main_node.sh