diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 73e949e653..1eabccdcd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,17 @@ jobs:
           echo -e "   \033[38;5;0;48;5;255m ./gradlew japicmp \033[0m"
           echo ""
           exit -1
-  core:
-    name: core tests
+  run-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        test-type:
+          - type: core
+            arguments: ":reactor-core:test --no-daemon"
+          - type: other
+            arguments: "check -x :reactor-core:test -x spotlessCheck -Pjcstress.mode=sanity --no-daemon"
+    name: ${{ matrix.test-type.type }} tests
     needs: preliminary
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # tag=v4
@@ -50,20 +58,6 @@ jobs:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: 8
     - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # tag=v3
-      name: gradle
+      name: Run Gradle Tests
       with:
-        arguments: :reactor-core:test --no-daemon
-  other:
-    name: other tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: preliminary
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # tag=v4
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@99b8673ff64fbf99d8d325f52d9a5bdedb8483e9 # tag=v3
-      with:
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: 8
-    - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@417ae3ccd767c252f5661f1ace9f835f9654f2b5 # tag=v3
-      name: other tests
-      with:
-        arguments: check -x :reactor-core:test -x spotlessCheck --no-daemon -Pjcstress.mode=sanity
+        arguments: ${{ matrix.test-type.arguments }}