diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-mac.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-mac.yml
index 71405a78d..5ab1e52de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-mac.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ name: E2E Mac
 on: [workflow_call]
 jobs:
   mac:
-    runs-on: macos-13
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # macos-13 is the latest intel runner, macos-14 is the current stable M1 runner
+        os: [macos-13, macos-14]
+
     timeout-minutes: 180
     env:
       TEST_MODE: true
@@ -63,20 +69,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run user profile test
         uses: nick-fields/retry@14672906e672a08bd6eeb15720e9ed3ce869cdd4 # v2.9.0
         with:
-          timeout_minutes: 25
+          timeout_minutes: 15
           max_attempts: 3
           command: cd packages/e2e-tests && npm run test userProfile.test.ts
 
       - name: Run multiple clients test
         uses: nick-fields/retry@14672906e672a08bd6eeb15720e9ed3ce869cdd4 # v2.9.0
         with:
-          timeout_minutes: 25
+          timeout_minutes: 30
           max_attempts: 3
           command: cd packages/e2e-tests && npm run test multipleClients.test.ts
 
       - name: Run invitation link test - Includes 2 separate application clients
         uses: nick-fields/retry@14672906e672a08bd6eeb15720e9ed3ce869cdd4 # v2.9.0
         with:
-          timeout_minutes: 25
+          timeout_minutes: 15
           max_attempts: 3
           command: cd packages/e2e-tests && npm run test invitationLink.test.ts
diff --git a/packages/desktop/README.md b/packages/desktop/README.md
index 1e7afa36a..25ebdc849 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/README.md
+++ b/packages/desktop/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ Here are the steps:
 2. In `quiet/` (project's root) install monorepo's dependencies and bootstrap the project with lerna. It will take care of the package's dependencies and trigger a prepublish script which builds them.
 
 ```
+nvm use
 npm i lerna@6.6.2
 npm i typescript@4.9.3
-npm run lerna bootstrap
+npm run bootstrap
 ```
 
 If you run into problems please double check if you have exact version Node and NPM as listed in point 0.