diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index bbcd881a..540fb068 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Check if running on macOS
+        run: |
+          if [[ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::This workflow requires a real macOS runner, not Docker"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           submodules: 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd010074..c39ab74d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/appimage.yml
     with:
       build_name: '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.build_name }}'
-  build_macos:
-    needs: [prepare]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/macos.yml
-    with:
-      build_name: '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.build_name }}'
   build_windows:
     needs: [prepare]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/windows-clang.yml
@@ -37,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       build_name: '${{ needs.prepare.outputs.build_name }}'
   publish_release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build_linux, build_macos, build_windows]
+    needs: [build_linux, build_windows]
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Release Branch
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -52,8 +47,6 @@ jobs:
         mkdir release
         mv ./artifacts/AppImage/VoxelCore-latest-x86_64.AppImage \
            ./release/voxelcore-${RELEASE_VERSION}_x86-64.AppImage
-        mv ./artifacts/VoxelEngineMacOs/VoxelEngineMacApp.dmg \
-           ./release/voxelcore-${RELEASE_VERSION}_macos.dmg
         (cd ./artifacts/Windows-Build && zip -r ../../release/voxelcore-${RELEASE_VERSION}_win64.zip .)
         ls -la ./release
         tree ./release
@@ -76,7 +69,6 @@ jobs:
           
           ### Downloads
           - **Linux**: voxelcore-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}_x86-64.AppImage
-          - **macOS**: voxelcore-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}_macos.dmg
           - **Windows**: voxelcore-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}_win64.zip
           
           ### Installation