diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron.yml b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
index 3806be5b2..88433e8d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ jobs:
             cpu: amd64
           - os: windows
             cpu: amd64
-        branch: [version-1-6, devel]
+        branch: [upstream/version-1-6, upstream/devel]
         include:
+          - branch: upstream/version-1-6
+            branch-short: version-1-6
+          - branch: upstream/devel
+            branch-short: devel
+            nimflags-extra: --mm:refc
           - target:
               os: linux
             builder: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -45,9 +50,9 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: ${{ matrix.shell }}
 
-    name: '${{ matrix.target.os }}-${{ matrix.target.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.branch }})'
+    name: '${{ matrix.target.os }}-${{ matrix.target.cpu }} (Nim ${{ matrix.branch-short }})'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.builder }}
-    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.branch == 'devel' }}
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.branch-short == 'devel' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
@@ -132,7 +137,6 @@ jobs:
           # Stack usage test on recent enough gcc:
           if [[ '${{ runner.os }}' == 'Linux' && '${{ matrix.target.cpu }}' == 'amd64' ]]; then
             export NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS} -d:limitStackUsage"
-            echo "NIMFLAGS=${NIMFLAGS}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
           # libminiupnp / natpmp
@@ -141,6 +145,9 @@ jobs:
             echo "CFLAGS=${CFLAGS}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
+          export NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS} ${{ matrix.nimflags-extra }}"
+          echo "NIMFLAGS=${NIMFLAGS}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
           ncpu=""
           make_cmd="make"
           case '${{ runner.os }}' in