diff --git a/.github/workflows/asan.yml b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
index 332af4d19..3cd108227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/asan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/asan.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: ./cmake.output/bin/testrunner
 
-      # TODO: re-enable - was being killed because of increased memory usage
+      # TODO: this is currently way too slow (~60 minutes) to enable it
       # TODO: only fail the step on sanitizer issues
       - name: Self check
         if: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
index a214634eb..b82117eab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valgrind.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # Environment reference https://help.github.com/en/actions/reference/virtual-environments-for-github-hosted-runners
 name: valgrind
 
-# on: [push, pull_request]
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
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