diff --git a/.github/workflows/dco-check.yml b/.github/workflows/dco-check.yml
index 1c0ca6ec..f7dcdd33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dco-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dco-check.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ on: [pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check for DCO
         id: dco-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e854e459..320269c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
+    
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Cache node modules
@@ -31,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
           npm run lint
 
   unit-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # only LTS versions starting from the lowest we support
@@ -72,7 +77,9 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 1
 
   e2e-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
     environment: azure-prod
     env:
       E2E_HOST: ${{ secrets.DATABRICKS_HOST }}
@@ -110,7 +117,9 @@ jobs:
 
   coverage:
     needs: [unit-test, e2e-test]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
     env:
       cache-name: cache-node-modules
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0504b21c..7ba48145 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: databricks-protected-runner-group
+      labels: linux-ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/lib/utils/lz4.ts b/lib/utils/lz4.ts
index 8186024d..b8a8e8ad 100644
--- a/lib/utils/lz4.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/lz4.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,24 @@ function tryLoadLZ4Module(): LZ4Module | undefined {
   try {
     return require('lz4'); // eslint-disable-line global-require
   } catch (err) {
-    const isModuleNotFoundError = err instanceof Error && 'code' in err && err.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND';
-    if (!isModuleNotFoundError) {
-      throw err;
+    if (!(err instanceof Error) || !('code' in err)) {
+      console.warn('Unexpected error loading LZ4 module: Invalid error object', err);
+      return undefined;
     }
+
+    if (err.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+      console.warn('LZ4 module not installed: Missing dependency', err);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (err.code === 'ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED') {
+      console.warn('LZ4 native module failed to load: Architecture or version mismatch', err);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // If it's not a known error, return undefined
+    console.warn('Unknown error loading LZ4 module: Unhandled error code', err);
+    return undefined;
   }
 }