diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build-upload-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-upload-binaries.yml
index 9083259d0f..e99eaf82bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build-upload-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build-upload-binaries.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         platform: [ubuntu-20.04]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    # a push event from the origin repo, or a PR from external repo
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != 'nymtech/nym' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index 09a4df9ba1..31afba188d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: [ self-hosted, custom-linux ]
     # Enable sccache via environment variable
-    env:
-      RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
+    # env:
+      # RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
     steps:
       - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-contracts-matrix-includes.json b/.github/workflows/ci-contracts-matrix-includes.json
index 134938eb53..8ef3e79912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-contracts-matrix-includes.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-contracts-matrix-includes.json
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@
   {
     "rust":"beta",
     "runOnEvent":"pull_request"
-  },
-  {
-    "rust":"nightly",
-    "runOnEvent":"pull_request"
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-contracts.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-contracts.yml
index 491dbdb105..8118ccac74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-contracts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-contracts.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
     # since it's going to be compiled into wasm, there's absolutely
     # no point in running CI on different OS-es
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust == 'nightly' }}
     needs: matrix_prep
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -35,7 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - name: Setup rust
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
           profile: minimal
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
@@ -43,25 +43,28 @@ jobs:
           override: true
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - name: Build contracts
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: '-C link-arg=-s'
         with:
           command: build
           args: --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --workspace --lib --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
 
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
           args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml
 
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+      - name: Check formatting
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: fmt
           args: --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --all -- --check
 
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        if: ${{ matrix.rust != 'nightly' }}
+      - name: Run clippy
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
           args: --lib --manifest-path contracts/Cargo.toml --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-connect-desktop-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-connect-desktop-rust.yml
index 93cdfa0aeb..ed63542448 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-connect-desktop-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-connect-desktop-rust.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, custom-linux]
-    env:
-      RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
+    # env:
+    #   RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
     steps:
       - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools libayatana-appindicator3-dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-wallet-rust.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-wallet-rust.yml
index fa32b97b37..9a207334bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nym-wallet-rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nym-wallet-rust.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: [ self-hosted, custom-linux ]
-    env:
-      RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
+    # env:
+    #   RUSTC_WRAPPER: /home/ubuntu/.cargo/bin/sccache
     steps:
       - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev squashfs-tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
index f126348b45..c7db60e201 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Nightly builds
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
     - cron: '14 1 * * *'
 jobs:
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.matrix_prep.outputs.matrix)}}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust == 'nightly' || matrix.rust == 'beta' || matrix.rust == 'stable' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rust == 'beta' || matrix.rust == 'stable' }}
     steps:
       - name: Install Dependencies (Linux)
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libudev-dev squashfs-tools protobuf-compiler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_build_matrix_includes.json b/.github/workflows/nightly_build_matrix_includes.json
index b9a500aaf0..8fbbb2e043 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_build_matrix_includes.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_build_matrix_includes.json
@@ -30,21 +30,5 @@
     "os":"custom-runner-mac-m1",
     "rust":"beta",
     "runOnEvent":"schedule"
-  },
-
-  {
-    "os":"custom-linux",
-    "rust":"nightly",
-    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
-  },
-  {
-    "os":"windows10",
-    "rust":"nightly",
-    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
-  },
-  {
-    "os":"custom-runner-mac-m1",
-    "rust":"nightly",
-    "runOnEvent":"schedule"
   }
 ]