diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_builds.yml
index 7429bc2c94..1f1813faab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_builds.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-    - master
-    - develop
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0,12 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   ci_builds:
@@ -18,7 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'qmk/qmk_firmware'
 
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        branch: [master, develop]
         keymap: [default, via]
 
     container: ghcr.io/qmk/qmk_cli
@@ -30,19 +31,24 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         submodules: recursive
+        ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
     - name: Run `qmk mass-compile` (keymap ${{ matrix.keymap }})
-      run: qmk mass-compile -j $(nproc 2>/dev/null || sysctl -n hw.ncpu 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN 2>/dev/null) -km ${{ matrix.keymap }}
+      run: |
+        export NCPUS=$(nproc 2>/dev/null || sysctl -n hw.ncpu 2>/dev/null || getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN 2>/dev/null)
+        qmk mass-compile -t -j $NCPUS -km ${{ matrix.keymap }}
 
-    - name: 'Upload binaries'
+    - name: 'Upload artifacts'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      if: always()
       with:
-        name: binaries-${{ matrix.keymap }}
+        name: artifacts-${{ matrix.branch }}-${{ matrix.keymap }}
         if-no-files-found: ignore
         path: |
           *.bin
           *.hex
           *.uf2
+          .build/failed.*