diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 916b27430d7..b6ac1adf19f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -137,11 +137,18 @@ jobs:
   unittest-matrix:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        runner: [ubuntu-latest, actuated-arm64-8cpu-16gb]
+        runner: [ubuntu-latest, actuated-arm64-4cpu-8gb]
         go-version: ["~1.22", "~1.21.5"] # 1.20 needs quotes otherwise it's interpreted as 1.2
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     needs: [setup-environment]
     steps:
+      - name: Set up arkade
+        uses: alexellis/setup-arkade@master
+      - name: Install vmmeter
+        run: |
+          sudo -E arkade oci install ghcr.io/openfaasltd/vmmeter:latest --path /usr/local/bin/
+      - name: Run vmmeter
+        uses: self-actuated/vmmeter-action@master
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: Setup Go
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
           key: unittest-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.runner }}-go-build-${{ matrix.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
       - name: Run Unit Tests
         run: |
-          make -j8 gotest
+          make -j4 gotest
   unittest:
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/internal/mock_exporter.go b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/internal/mock_exporter.go
index 1a55c9299e9..fee7503dd26 100644
--- a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/internal/mock_exporter.go
+++ b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/internal/mock_exporter.go
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer/consumertest"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 )
 
 type MockExporter struct {
-	destAvailable     int64
-	acceptedLogCount  int64
-	deliveredLogCount int64
-	Logs              []plog.Logs
+	destAvailable     atomic.Bool
+	acceptedLogCount  atomic.Int64
+	deliveredLogCount atomic.Int64
+	Logs              consumertest.LogsSink
 }
 
 var _ consumer.Logs = (*MockExporter)(nil)
@@ -24,15 +25,15 @@ func (e *MockExporter) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
 	return consumer.Capabilities{}
 }
 
-func (e *MockExporter) ConsumeLogs(_ context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&e.acceptedLogCount, int64(ld.LogRecordCount()))
+func (e *MockExporter) ConsumeLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
+	e.acceptedLogCount.Add(int64(ld.LogRecordCount()))
 
-	if atomic.LoadInt64(&e.destAvailable) == 1 {
+	if e.destAvailable.Load() {
 		// Destination is available, immediately deliver.
-		atomic.AddInt64(&e.deliveredLogCount, int64(ld.LogRecordCount()))
+		e.deliveredLogCount.Add(int64(ld.LogRecordCount()))
 	} else {
 		// Destination is not available. Queue the logs in the exporter.
-		e.Logs = append(e.Logs, ld)
+		return e.Logs.ConsumeLogs(ctx, ld)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -40,28 +41,32 @@ func (e *MockExporter) ConsumeLogs(_ context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 func (e *MockExporter) SetDestAvailable(available bool) {
 	if available {
 		// Pretend we delivered all queued accepted logs.
-		atomic.AddInt64(&e.deliveredLogCount, atomic.LoadInt64(&e.acceptedLogCount))
+		e.deliveredLogCount.Add(int64(e.Logs.LogRecordCount()))
 
 		// Get rid of the delivered logs so that memory can be collected.
-		e.Logs = nil
+		e.Logs.Reset()
 
 		// Now mark destination available so that subsequent ConsumeLogs
 		// don't queue the logs anymore.
-		atomic.StoreInt64(&e.destAvailable, 1)
-
+		e.destAvailable.Store(true)
 	} else {
-		atomic.StoreInt64(&e.destAvailable, 0)
+		e.destAvailable.Store(false)
 	}
 }
 
 func (e *MockExporter) AcceptedLogCount() int {
-	return int(atomic.LoadInt64(&e.acceptedLogCount))
+	return int(e.acceptedLogCount.Load())
 }
 
 func (e *MockExporter) DeliveredLogCount() int {
-	return int(atomic.LoadInt64(&e.deliveredLogCount))
+	return int(e.deliveredLogCount.Load())
 }
 
 func NewMockExporter() *MockExporter {
-	return &MockExporter{}
+	return &MockExporter{
+		destAvailable:     atomic.Bool{},
+		acceptedLogCount:  atomic.Int64{},
+		deliveredLogCount: atomic.Int64{},
+		Logs:              consumertest.LogsSink{},
+	}
 }
diff --git a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go
index 626bf877d7c..9a8bee3e059 100644
--- a/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go
+++ b/processor/memorylimiterprocessor/memorylimiter_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package memorylimiterprocessor
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -99,8 +100,10 @@ func TestNoDataLoss(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// And eventually the exporter must confirm that it delivered exact number of produced logs.
 	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
-		return receiver.ProduceCount == exporter.DeliveredLogCount()
-	}, 5*time.Second, 1*time.Millisecond)
+		d := exporter.DeliveredLogCount()
+		fmt.Printf("received: %d, expected: %d\n", d, receiver.ProduceCount)
+		return receiver.ProduceCount == d
+	}, 5*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
 
 	// Double check that the number of logs accepted by exporter matches the number of produced by receiver.
 	assert.Equal(t, receiver.ProduceCount, exporter.AcceptedLogCount())