diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 29c13f25..1e8d3dad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ jobs:
   test:
     needs: "build"
     uses: "./.github/workflows/test.yml"
+    with:
+      matrix_env: |
+        [{"TEST": "pulp"}, {"TEST": "azure"}, {"TEST": "gcp"}, {"TEST": "s3"}, {"TEST": "lowerbounds"}]
 
   deprecations:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 65ab3035..ac345aa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 name: "Test"
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      matrix_env:
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -20,12 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        env:
-          - TEST: pulp
-          - TEST: azure
-          - TEST: gcp
-          - TEST: s3
-          - TEST: lowerbounds
+        env: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.matrix_env) }}
 
     steps:
       - uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
@@ -87,6 +86,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Set environment variables"
         run: |
           echo "TEST=${{ matrix.env.TEST }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          if [ "${{ matrix.env.TEST }}" = "performance" ]
+          then
+            echo "PERFORMANCE_TEST=${{ matrix.env.PERFORMANCE_TEST }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
 
       - name: "Before Install"
         run: |
@@ -97,10 +100,6 @@ jobs:
           ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: "1"
           GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: "${{ github.event.pull_request.commits_url }}"
-      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
-        if: ${{ env.TEST == 'pulp' }}
-        with:
-          ruby-version: "2.6"
 
       - name: "Install"
         run: |
diff --git a/plugin-template b/plugin-template
index 875f1993..76eb8ea8 100755
--- a/plugin-template
+++ b/plugin-template
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ def write_template_section(config, name, plugin_root_dir, verbose=False):
     env.filters["dash"] = utils.to_dash
     env.filters["snake"] = utils.to_snake
     env.filters["to_yaml"] = utils.to_nice_yaml
+    env.filters["from_yaml"] = utils.from_yaml
     env.filters["shquote"] = shlex.quote
 
     files_templated = 0
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/ci.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/ci.yml.j2
index f2a54f49..2d0d2f47 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/ci.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/ci.yml.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {% include 'header.j2' %}
 {% from 'macros.j2' import
-  set_env_vars,
   checkout,
-  setup_python,
   install_python_deps,
+  matrix_env,
+  set_env_vars,
+  setup_python,
 with context %}
 ---
 name: "{{ plugin_app_label | camel }} CI"
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ jobs:
   test:
     needs: "build"
     uses: "./.github/workflows/test.yml"
+    with:
+      matrix_env: |
+        {{ matrix_env() | from_yaml | tojson }}
   {%- if test_deprecations %}
 
   deprecations:
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/nightly.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/nightly.yml.j2
index 64402928..9ab78f16 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/nightly.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/nightly.yml.j2
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {% include 'header.j2' %}
 {% from 'macros.j2' import
   checkout,
-  setup_python,
-  setup_ruby,
-  install_python_deps,
-  setup_env,
+  configure_git,
   display_logs,
+  install_python_deps,
+  matrix_env,
   run_script,
-  configure_git,
+  setup_env,
+  setup_python,
 with context %}
 ---
 name: "{{ plugin_app_label | camel }} Nightly CI"
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ jobs:
   test:
     needs: "build"
     uses: "./.github/workflows/test.yml"
+    with:
+      matrix_env: |
+        {{ matrix_env(performance=true) | from_yaml | tojson }}
 
   changelog:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -57,75 +60,4 @@ jobs:
           branch: "changelog/update"
           delete-branch: true
           path: "{{ plugin_name }}"
-
-{%- if test_performance %}
-
-  performance:
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
-    needs: "test"
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        env:
-        {%- if test_performance is iterable and test_performance|length > 1 %}
-          {%- for test in test_performance %}
-          - TEST: performance
-            PERFORMANCE_TEST: {{test}}
-          {%- endfor %}
-        {%- else %}
-          - TEST: performance
-        {%- endif %}
-
-    steps:
-      {{ checkout(path=plugin_name) | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ checkout(repository="pulp/pulp-openapi-generator", path="pulp-openapi-generator") | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ setup_python() | indent(6) }}
-
-      - name: "Download plugin package"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
-        with:
-          name: "plugin_package"
-          path: "{{ plugin_name }}/dist/"
-
-      - name: "Download API specs"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
-        with:
-          name: "api_spec"
-          path: "{{ plugin_name }}/"
-      {%- if plugins %}
-
-      - name: "Download client packages"
-        uses: "actions/download-artifact@v4"
-        with:
-          name: "python-client.tar"
-          path: "{{ plugin_name }}"
-
-      - name: "Unpack client packages"
-        working-directory: "pulp-openapi-generator"
-        run: |
-          {%- for plugin in plugins %}
-          mkdir -p "{{ plugin.name | snake }}-client"
-          pushd "{{ plugin.name | snake }}-client"
-          tar xvf "../../{{ plugin_name }}/{{ plugin.app_label }}-python-client.tar"
-          popd
-          {%- endfor %}
-      {%- endif %}
-
-      {{ install_python_deps(["towncrier", "twine", "wheel", "httpie", "docker", "netaddr", "boto3", "ansible~=10.3.0", "mkdocs", "jq", "jsonpatch", "bump-my-version"]) | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ setup_env(test="performance") | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ run_script(name="Before Install", file="before_install.sh") | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ run_script(name="Install", file="install.sh") | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ run_script(name="Before Script", file="before_script.sh", extra_env={"REDIS_DISABLED": "${{ contains('%s', matrix.env.TEST) }}" % (disabled_redis_runners | default(["TILT"]) | join(' '))}) | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ run_script(name="Script", file="script.sh") | indent(6) }}
-
-      {{ display_logs() | indent(6) }}
-{%- endif %}
 ...
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/test.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/test.yml.j2
index 75f78197..2cc46098 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/test.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/test.yml.j2
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 {% include 'header.j2' %}
 {% from 'macros.j2' import
   checkout,
-  setup_python,
-  setup_ruby,
-  install_python_deps,
-  setup_env,
   display_logs,
+  install_python_deps,
   run_script,
+  setup_env,
+  setup_python,
 with context %}
 ---
 name: "Test"
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      matrix_env:
+        required: true
+        type: string
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -23,20 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        env:
-          - TEST: pulp
-          {%- if test_azure %}
-          - TEST: azure
-          {%- endif %}
-          {%- if test_gcp %}
-          - TEST: gcp
-          {%- endif %}
-          {%- if test_s3 %}
-          - TEST: s3
-          {%- endif %}
-          {%- if test_lowerbounds %}
-          - TEST: lowerbounds
-          {%- endif %}
+        {%- raw %}
+        env: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.matrix_env) }}
+        {%- endraw %}
 
     steps:
       {{ checkout(path=plugin_name) | indent(6) }}
diff --git a/templates/macros.j2 b/templates/macros.j2
index 18c7ac48..a67c74d1 100644
--- a/templates/macros.j2
+++ b/templates/macros.j2
@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ GITHUB_CONTEXT: "{{ '${{ github.event.pull_request.commits_url }}' }}"
   run: |
     echo "TEST={{ "${{ matrix.env.TEST }}" }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    {%- if test_performance and test == "performance" %}
     {%- if test_performance is iterable and test_performance|length > 1 %}
-    echo "PERFORMANCE_TEST={{ "${{ matrix.env.PERFORMANCE_TEST }}" }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    {%- endif %}
+    {%- raw %}
+    if [ "${{ matrix.env.TEST }}" = "performance" ]
+    then
+      echo "PERFORMANCE_TEST=${{ matrix.env.PERFORMANCE_TEST }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    fi
+    {%- endraw %}
     {%- endif %}
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
@@ -129,3 +132,32 @@ GITHUB_CONTEXT: "{{ '${{ github.event.pull_request.commits_url }}' }}"
     git config --global user.name '{{ release_user }}'
     git config --global user.email '{{ release_email }}'
 {%- endmacro -%}
+
+
+{%- macro matrix_env(performance=false) -%}
+---
+- TEST: "pulp"
+{%- if test_azure %}
+- TEST: "azure"
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if test_gcp %}
+- TEST: "gcp"
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if test_s3 %}
+- TEST: "s3"
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if test_lowerbounds %}
+- TEST: "lowerbounds"
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if performance and test_performance %}
+{%- if test_performance is iterable and test_performance|length > 1 %}
+{%- for test in test_performance %}
+- TEST: "performance"
+  PERFORMANCE_TEST: "{{test}}"
+{%- endfor %}
+{%- else %}
+- TEST: "performance"
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endif %}
+...
+{%- endmacro -%}
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 9c387568..6afae8d9 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ def to_nice_yaml(data):
     return yaml.dump(data, indent=2, allow_unicode=True, default_flow_style=False)
 
 
+def from_yaml(data):
+    """Jinja filter to convert yaml data into a variable."""
+    return yaml.safe_load(data)
+
+
 # Information gathering