diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-updater.yml
index 3a0bf70b6..9cb5a346c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-updater.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-name: Update Dependencies
+name: Update dependencies
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    # Run every hour
-    - cron: '0 * * * *'
+    # Run every 15 minutes
+    - cron: '*/15 * * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering
 
 jobs:
   update-dependencies:
-    name: Update dependencies
+    name: File update PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     
     permissions:
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        # Checkout main branch
+        with:
+          ref: main
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.POLICYENGINE_BOT_TOKEN }}
       
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
@@ -47,15 +52,24 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Create pull request
         if: steps.update.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          commit-message: Update dependencies
-          branch: update-dependencies
-          base: main
-          delete-branch: true
-          title: "Update dependencies"
-          body: |
-            Automated dependency updates
-            
-            This PR was automatically created by the dependency update workflow.
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "policyengine-auto"
+          git config --global user.email "policyengine-auto@users.noreply.github.com"
+          
+          git checkout -b update-dependencies
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "Update dependencies"
+          git push origin update-dependencies --force
+          
+          # Try to create PR, ignore if it already exists
+          gh pr create \
+            --title "Update dependencies" \
+            --body "Automated dependency updates
+
+          This PR was automatically created by the dependency update workflow.
+          
+          Last updated: $(date)" \
+            --base main \
+            --head update-dependencies || echo "PR may already exist, continuing..."
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.POLICYENGINE_BOT_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index adbbb7b80..dd4fbd23d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env:
   COMMIT_TAG: ${{ github.sha }}
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build
+    name: Build and test
     # Any runner supporting Node 20 or newer
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: beta
@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ jobs:
         architecture: x64
     - name: Build application
       run: make build
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcd0478ea..b0f1d5970 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ update:
 		$(MAKE) -C $$dir update; \
 	done
 
+test:
+	for dir in $(SUBDIRS); do \
+		$(MAKE) -C $$dir test; \
+	done
+
 dev-api-full:
 	echo "Starting API (full) in dev mode"
 	cd projects/policyengine-api-full && make dev