diff --git a/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml b/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml
index 1be49964dda..2304a99afef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on:
 
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'master'
+      - 'stefano/ci/macos-fix-python-usage'
 
     tags:
       - '*'
@@ -658,20 +658,22 @@ jobs:
           coreutils \
           gnu-sed
 
+    - name: Setup python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+        architecture: 'x64'
+
     - name: Install tests dependencies
       id: install_test_deps
       run: |
-        python_root="/usr/local/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current"
-
-        ${python_root}/bin/pip3 install setuptools \
-                     pexpect==3.3 \
-                     psutil \
-                     timeout_decorator \
-                     six \
-                     thrift==0.11.0 \
-                     osquery
-
-        echo "PYTHON_ROOT=${python_root}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        pip3 install setuptools \
+                      pexpect==3.3 \
+                      psutil \
+                      timeout_decorator \
+                      six \
+                      thrift==0.11.0 \
+                      osquery
 
     - name: Install CMake
       shell: bash
@@ -721,7 +723,6 @@ jobs:
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="${{ matrix.build_type }}" \
           -DOSQUERY_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
           -DOSQUERY_NO_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=${{ steps.debug_symbols_settings.outputs.VALUE }} \
-          -DPython3_ROOT_DIR=${{ steps.install_test_deps.outputs.PYTHON_ROOT }} \
           ${{ steps.build_paths.outputs.SOURCE }}
 
     - name: Build the project