diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_repo_ci_jobs.py b/.github/workflows/check_repo_ci_jobs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d770ceb41d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_repo_ci_jobs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import requests
+
+
+def get_ci_jobs(repo_name):
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_name}/actions/runs"
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    return response.json()
+
+
+def get_ci_specific_run_specific_failure_details(repo_name, run_id):
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_name}/actions/runs/{run_id}/attempts/1/logs"
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    return response.json()
+
+
+def restart_job(repo_name, job_id):
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_name}/actions/runs/{job_id}/rerun"
+    response = requests.post(url)
+    return response.json()
+
+
+def logs_contain_signs_of_stoppage_due_to_lack_of_vm_resources(logs):
+    """Do something like this?"""
+    for log in logs["lines"]:
+        if log["name"] == "stderr":
+            if "Error: The operation was canceled." in log["text"]:
+                return True
+            if "fatal error C1060: compiler is out of heap space" in log["text"]:
+                return True
+    return False
+
+
+def eval_jobs():
+    jobs = get_ci_jobs("IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell")
+    for job in jobs["workflow_runs"]:
+        if job["name"] != "ci-ifcopenshell-conda-daily":
+            continue
+
+        if job["status"] != "completed":
+            continue
+        if job["conclusion"] != "failure":
+            continue
+
+        if job["run_attempt"] > 1:
+            continue
+
+        logs = get_ci_specific_run_specific_failure_details("IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell", job["id"])
+
+        print(logs)
+        print("restarting job", job["id"])
+
+        if logs_contain_signs_of_stoppage_due_to_lack_of_vm_resources(logs):
+            r = restart_job("IfcOpenShell/IfcOpenShell", job["id"])
+            print(r)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    eval_jobs()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-restart-failed-daily-conda-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-restart-failed-daily-conda-builds.yml
index b89a9c5078..23814e6240 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-restart-failed-daily-conda-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-restart-failed-daily-conda-builds.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ name: Restart failed daily conda builds
 
 on:
   workflow_run:
-    workflows: [ci-ifcopenshell-conda-daily]
+    workflows: [ ci-ifcopenshell-conda-daily ]
     types:
       - completed
+  push: # Remove this before merging
+    branches:
+    - add-conda-daily-restart-workflow
 
 env:
   REPO_OWNER: IfcOpenShell
@@ -15,19 +18,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
     steps:
-    - name: Check for failed runs
-      id: check-failed-runs
-      run: |
-        echo "Checking for failed runs..."
-        # Replace "my-workflow" with the name of your workflow
-        failed_runs=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${{ env.REPO_OWNER }}/REPO/actions/runs?status=completed&conclusion=failure&workflow_id=${{ env.MY_WORKFLOW }} | jq '. | map(select(.status.code == 143))')
-        echo "Found $(echo $failed_runs | jq length) failed runs"
-    - name: Restart failed runs
-      if: steps.check-failed-runs.outputs.failed_runs != null
-      run: |
-        echo "Restarting failed runs..."
-        for run_id in $(echo $failed_runs | jq -r '.[].id'); do
-          echo "Restarting run $run_id..."
-          curl -s -X POST https://api.github.com/repos/${{ env.REPO_OWNER }}/REPO/actions/runs/$run_id/rerun \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json"
-        done
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+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Check for failed runs
+        id: check-failed-runs
+        run: |
+          python check_repo_ci_jobs.py