diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml
index 8f3456b..c66360a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gentoo-utils.yml
@@ -8,53 +8,52 @@ on:
     branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
-  build-oci-image:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Check for changes before building
-        id: image-changes
-        run: |
-          echo "branch_name=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          if ! git diff ${{ gitea.event.before }} ${{ gitea.sha }} --no-patch --exit-code .docker; then
-            echo changes_detected=true >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo changes_detected=false >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          fi
-          cat $GITEA_OUTPUT
-      - name: Set up Docker buildx
-        if: steps.image-changes.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
-
-      - name: Log in to Github Container Registry
-        if: steps.image-changes.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
-        with:
-          registry: git.epenguin.net
-          username: ${{ vars.CI_BOT_USERNAME }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CI_BOT_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Build and push
-        if: steps.image-changes.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        with:
-          push: true
-          tags: git.epenguin.net/${{ gitea.repository }}:latest
-          context: "{{defaultContext}}:.docker"
-
-  build:
+  gentoo-utils:
     runs-on: brutalisk
     container:
-      image: git.epenguin.net/gentoo-utils/gentoo-utils-gitea:latest
-    needs: build-oci-image
+      image: gentoo/stage3:latest
+    continue-on-error: false
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: emerge-webrsync
+        run: |
+          getuto
+          emerge-webrsync
 
-      - name: build and check
-        run: ./check.sh
+      - name: emerge git
+        run: |
+          emerge --getbinpkg dev-vcs/git
+          
+      - name: checkout repo
+        run: |
+          git clone https://git.epenguin.net/gentoo-utils/gentoo-utils-gitea gentoo-utils
+          cd gentoo-utils
+          git checkout ${{ gitea.sha }}
+
+      - name: install gentoo config from repo
+        working-directory: gentoo-utils
+        run: |
+          cp -rva .docker/etc/ /
+        
+      - name: checkout spawns overlay
+        run: |
+          git clone https://jturnerusa.dev/cgit/ebuilds/ /var/db/repos/spawns
+
+      - name: mkdir for git-r3 eclass
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /var/cache/distfiles/git3-src && chown portage:portage /var/cache/distfiles/git3-src
+
+      - name: emerge packages
+        run: |
+          emerge =dev-lang/rust-bin-9999 \
+              =dev-build/meson-9999 \          
+              llvm-core/clang \
+              llvm-core/lld \
+              dev-vcs/git \
+              sys-process/parallel \
+              net-libs/nodejs
+
+      - name: run build and tests
+        working-directory: gentoo-utils        
+        run: |
+          ./check.sh
+