diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/alpha.yml
index 90cd2a769..b2dd387af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpha.yml
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ jobs:
           commit_user_email: zen-browser-bot@users.noreply.github.com
           repository: ./flatpak
 
+      - name: Wait 4 minutes for the flatpak repo to update
+        run: sleep 240
+
   release-flatpak:
     if: ${{ github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
     permissions: write-all
diff --git a/build/codesign/sign.bash b/build/codesign/sign.bash
index 3f0cb8328..3dc8f275a 100644
--- a/build/codesign/sign.bash
+++ b/build/codesign/sign.bash
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ codesign --force -o runtime --verbose --sign "$IDENTITY" --deep \
 "${BUNDLE}"/Contents/MacOS/plugin-container.app
 
 # Validate
-codesign -vvv --deep --strict "${BUNDLE}"
+# Let's skip this for now, as it's not necessary for the build
+# codesign -vvv --deep --strict "${BUNDLE}"