diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5dcccee8..5b408763 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ jobs:
 
         bzlmodEnabled: [true, false]
         exclude:
+          # macos is expensive so don't test these
+          - os: macos-latest 
+            folder: e2e/custom_registry
+          - os: macos-latest 
+            folder: e2e/wasm
+          - os: macos-latest 
+            folder: e2e/crane_as_registry
           # Don't test bzlmod with Bazel 5 (not supported)
           - bazelversion: 5.3.2
             bzlmodEnabled: true
@@ -103,12 +110,24 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.folder }}
         run: echo "${{ matrix.bazelversion }}" > .bazelversion
 
+      - name: Configure TestContainers cloud
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+        uses: atomicjar/testcontainers-cloud-setup-action@main
+        with:
+            wait: true
+            token: ${{ secrets.TC_CLOUD_TOKEN }}
+      
+      - name: Setup Remote Docker
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macos-latest' }}
+        run: echo "DOCKER_HOST=$(cat ~/.testcontainers.properties | grep 'docker.host' | cut -d '=' -f2 | xargs)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: bazel test //...
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.folder }}
         env:
           # Bazelisk will download bazel to here, ensure it is cached between runs.
           XDG_CACHE_HOME: ~/.cache/bazel-repo
         run: bazel --bazelrc=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/ci.bazelrc --bazelrc=.bazelrc test ${{ steps.set_bzlmod_flag.outputs.bzlmod_flag }} //...
+  
   test-auth:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: