diff --git a/common/params_keys.h b/common/params_keys.h
index 08f79bf5a..1822ebabb 100644
--- a/common/params_keys.h
+++ b/common/params_keys.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ inline static std::unordered_map<std::string, ParamKeyAttributes> keys = {
     {"CustomAccShortPressIncrement", {PERSISTENT | BACKUP, INT, "1"}},
     {"DeviceBootMode", {PERSISTENT | BACKUP, INT, "0"}},
     {"EnableGithubRunner", {PERSISTENT | BACKUP, BOOL}},
+    {"GithubRunnerSufficientVoltage", {CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START , BOOL}},
     {"InteractivityTimeout", {PERSISTENT | BACKUP, INT, "0"}},
     {"IsDevelopmentBranch", {CLEAR_ON_MANAGER_START, BOOL}},
     {"MaxTimeOffroad", {PERSISTENT | BACKUP, INT, "1800"}},
diff --git a/system/hardware/hardwared.py b/system/hardware/hardwared.py
index 8cde33592..d702334fa 100755
--- a/system/hardware/hardwared.py
+++ b/system/hardware/hardwared.py
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ def hardware_thread(end_event, hw_queue) -> None:
 
     # Offroad power monitoring
     voltage = None if peripheralState.pandaType == log.PandaState.PandaType.unknown else peripheralState.voltage
+
+    # GitHub runner auto off: 9V is used as the threshold because most desktop runners
+    # will rarely exceed 5V so 9V is set as our buffer between desk use and car use.
+    params.put_bool_nonblocking("GithubRunnerSufficientVoltage", ((voltage or 0) and voltage > 9000))
+
     power_monitor.calculate(voltage, onroad_conditions["ignition"])
     msg.deviceState.offroadPowerUsageUwh = power_monitor.get_power_used()
     msg.deviceState.carBatteryCapacityUwh = max(0, power_monitor.get_car_battery_capacity())
diff --git a/system/manager/process_config.py b/system/manager/process_config.py
index a9579546b..67a77caa2 100644
--- a/system/manager/process_config.py
+++ b/system/manager/process_config.py
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ def only_offroad(started: bool, params: Params, CP: car.CarParams) -> bool:
   return not started
 
 def use_github_runner(started, params, CP: car.CarParams) -> bool:
-  return not PC and params.get_bool("EnableGithubRunner") and not params.get_bool("NetworkMetered")
+  return not PC and params.get_bool("EnableGithubRunner") and (
+    not params.get_bool("NetworkMetered") and not params.get_bool("GithubRunnerSufficientVoltage"))
 
 def sunnylink_ready_shim(started, params, CP: car.CarParams) -> bool:
   """Shim for sunnylink_ready to match the process manager signature."""