diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-test.yml
index 9d19086f79..da15b74a5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-platform-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-platform-test.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: false
           ignore-empty-workdir: true
 
+      - name: Install Protocol Buffers (macOS AMD64)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos' && matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v protoc &> /dev/null; then
+            brew install protobuf
+          else
+            echo "protoc already installed, skipping"
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
       # Download artifacts for wheel installation
       - name: Download LFX package artifact
         if: steps.install-method.outputs.method == 'wheel' && inputs.lfx-artifact-name != ''
@@ -433,6 +443,16 @@ jobs:
           enable-cache: false
           ignore-empty-workdir: true
 
+      - name: Install Protocol Buffers (macOS AMD64)
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos' && matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v protoc &> /dev/null; then
+            brew install protobuf
+          else
+            echo "protoc already installed, skipping"
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
       # Download artifacts for wheel installation
       - name: Download LFX package artifact
         if: steps.install-method.outputs.method == 'wheel' && inputs.lfx-artifact-name != ''
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
index 651ee5341c..afef49b030 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_build.yml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
   #     ref: ${{ needs.create-nightly-tag.outputs.tag }}
 
   release-nightly-build:
-    if: github.repository == 'langflow-ai/langflow' && (needs.frontend-tests.result == 'success' || needs.frontend-tests.result == 'skipped') && (needs.backend-unit-tests.result == 'success' || needs.backend-unit-tests.result == 'skipped')
+    if: github.repository == 'langflow-ai/langflow' && always() && needs.frontend-tests.result != 'failure' && needs.backend-unit-tests.result != 'failure'
     name: Run Nightly Langflow Build
     needs: [create-nightly-tag, frontend-tests, backend-unit-tests]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release_nightly.yml