diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests-push.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests-push.yml
index 224c5ae9..30248491 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests-push.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     name: Linux Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: bgcval2
           environment-file: environment.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           bgcval2_make_report --help
           download_from_mass --help 
       - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: pytest
+        run: |
+          pytest
       - shell: bash -l {0}
         run: sphinx-build -Ea doc doc/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 7b6937df..3be3bcb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     name: Linux Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: bgcval2
           environment-file: environment.yml
diff --git a/bgcval2/_runtime_config.py b/bgcval2/_runtime_config.py
index 0781055e..1ff798b0 100644
--- a/bgcval2/_runtime_config.py
+++ b/bgcval2/_runtime_config.py
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ def _establish_hostname():
     elif gethostname().find('pmpc') > -1:
         hostname = "pml"
     elif gethostname().find('-az') > -1:
-        hostname = "local-test-only"  # for testing on GA machine
+        hostname = "local-test-only"  # for testing on GA machine (old type)
+    elif os.environ.get("INPUT_RUN_POST", None):
+        hostname = "local-test-only"  # for testing on GA machine (new type)
     # FIXME local testing only
     elif gethostname().find('valeriu-PORTEGE-Z30-C') > -1:
         hostname = "local-test-only"  # for testing on V's laptop