diff --git a/.github/workflows/perfScaleNut.yml b/.github/workflows/perfScaleNut.yml
index 7ac0b31f6f..bf9d70deb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/perfScaleNut.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/perfScaleNut.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
+          node-version: lts/*
           cache: yarn
-      - run: npm install -g @salesforce/cli --omit=dev
-      - run: yarn install
-      - run: yarn test:nuts:scale
+      - uses: nick-fields/retry@943e742917ac94714d2f408a0e8320f2d1fcafcd
+        name: add CLI as global dependency
+        with:
+          command: npm install @salesforce/cli@nightly -g
+          timeout_minutes: 60
+      - uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/actions/yarnInstallWithRetries@main
+      - run: |
+          yarn mocha test/nuts/scale/eda.nut.ts --timeout 500000
+          yarn mocha test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClasses.nut.ts --timeout 500000
+          yarn mocha test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClassesOneDir.nut.ts --timeout 500000
 
       # Run `github-action-benchmark` action
       - name: Store benchmark result
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 05b709ec92..0517640f11 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@
     "repl": "node --inspect ./scripts/repl.js",
     "test": "wireit",
     "test:nuts": "mocha \"test/nuts/local/**/*.nut.ts\" --timeout 500000",
-    "test:nuts:scale": "mocha \"test/nuts/scale/eda.nut.ts\" --timeout 500000; mocha \"test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClasses.nut.ts\" --timeout 500000; mocha \"test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClassesOneDir.nut.ts\" --timeout 500000",
     "test:nuts:suggest": "mocha \"test/nuts/suggestType/suggestType.nut.ts\" --timeout 10000",
     "test:only": "wireit",
     "test:registry": "mocha ./test/registry/registryCompleteness.test.ts --timeout 50000",
diff --git a/test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClassesOneDir.nut.ts b/test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClassesOneDir.nut.ts
index 2060795d84..775b10f296 100644
--- a/test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClassesOneDir.nut.ts
+++ b/test/nuts/scale/lotsOfClassesOneDir.nut.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe(`handles ${classCount.toLocaleString()} classes (${(
   before(async () => {
     session = await TestSession.create({
       project: {
-        name: 'lotsOfClasses',
+        name: 'lotsOfClassesOneDir',
       },
       devhubAuthStrategy: 'NONE',
     });