diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5ead4d6..86df976 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ on:
   # Runs the pipeline on every push or a pull request to the main branch
   push:
     branches:
-      - main 
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md' # no need if just README.md update
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
diff --git a/app/test_api.py b/app/test_api.py
index db0fc62..5aa4077 100644
--- a/app/test_api.py
+++ b/app/test_api.py
@@ -3,39 +3,39 @@
 
 client = TestClient(app)
 
-long_instruction = """
-    Babe was a professional baseball player who was known both for his prowess
-     at the plate and his perceived "heart of gold." One day, Babe was
-     visiting a sick boy named Jimmy in the hospital. Babe was touched by
-     Jimmy's will to live despite a very poor prognosis. In a moment of
-     weakness, Babe told Jimmy that in consideration of Jimmy's courage, he
-     would do anything that Jimmy asked. Jimmy's eyes momentarily gleamed as
-     he asked Babe to "hit a homer for me in your next game." Babe replied,
-     "Sure kid." As Babe was leaving Jimmy's hospital room, Jimmy's father,
-     Joe, pulled Babe aside and told Babe, "It would mean a lot to Jimmy if
-     you would hit a home run for him in your next game. The medicinal value
-     of raising Jimmy's spirits would be priceless." Babe replied, "Hey man,
-     we all have problems. I don't work for the Make a Wish Foundation."
-     Undaunted, Joe repeated that it would really raise Jimmy's spirits if
-     Babe would hit a homer, and as incentive, Joe told Babe that he would pay
-     Babe $ 5,000$ if Babe did hit a home run in his next game. Babe replied,
-     "You've got a deal." To raise his chances of collecting the $ 5,000$ from
-     Joe, Babe took extra batting practice before his next game, and the
-     practice paid off because in his next game, Babe hit two home runs.
-     During a post-game interview, Babe explained, "I did it for little Jimmy,
-     who is in the hospital." After showering, Babe went directly to Joe's
-     house and asked Joe for $ 5,000$. Babe's contract with his ball club
-     does not forbid him from accepting money from fans for good performance.
-     If Joe refuses to pay and Babe brings an action against Joe for damages,
-     which of the following is correct under the modern trend in contract law?
-     A. Babe can recover the $ 5,000$ because the preexisting duty rule does
-     not apply where the duty is owed to a third person. B. Babe can recover
-     the $ 5,000$ if he can prove that the value of the home run to Jimmy is
-     at least $ 5,000$. C. Babe cannot recover from Joe because Babe had a
-     preexisting duty to use his best efforts to hit home runs. D. Babe cannot
-     recover from Joe because, even under the modern trend, moral
-     consideration is not valid."""
-
+long_instruction = ''\
+    'Babe was a baseball player known for his prowess at the plate and '\
+    'his '\
+    '"heart of gold." One day, he visited a sick boy Jimmy in the hospital. '\
+    "Touched by Jimmy's courage despite a poor prognosis, Babe told Jimmy "\
+    "he "\
+    "would do anything Jimmy asked. Jimmy asked Babe to 'hit a homer for me "\
+    "in your next game.' Babe replied, 'Sure.' As he left, Jimmy's father, "\
+    'Joe, pulled Babe aside, saying, "It would mean a lot to Jimmy if you '\
+    'hit'\
+    " a home run in your next game. The medicinal value of raising Jimmy's "\
+    'spirits would be priceless." Babe replied, "We all have problems. I '\
+    'dont'\
+    ' work for the Make a Wish Foundation." Joe insisted it would help '\
+    'Jimmy '\
+    'and offered Babe $5,000 if he hit a home run. Babe agreed. Babe '\
+    'practiced'\
+    'extra before the next game and hit two home runs. During a post-game '\
+    'interview, Babe said, "I did it for little Jimmy." Afterward, Babe '\
+    'went '\
+    "to Joe's house to ask for the $5,000. Babe's contract with his ball "\
+    "club "\
+    "does not forbid accepting money from fans for good performance. If Joe "\
+    'refuses to pay and Babe sues for damages, which of the following is '\
+    'correct under modern contract law?'\
+    'A. Babe can recover the $5,000 because the preexisting duty rule does '\
+    'not apply where the duty is owed to a third person.'\
+    'B. Babe can recover the $5,000 if he proves the value of the home run '\
+    'to Jimmy is at least $5,000.'\
+    'C. Babe cannot recover because he had a preexisting duty to use his '\
+    'best'\
+    'efforts to hit home runs.'\
+    'D. Babe cannot recover because moral consideration is not valid.'\
 
 # Test the root endpoint
 def test_read_root():
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@ def test_read_root():
 
 # Test valid model inference
 def test_valid_inference():
-    # failed, 422
     instruction = """
     How many four-digit numbers greater than 2999 can be formed such that the
      product of the middle two digits exceeds 5?"""
-    response = client.get(
+    response = client.post(
         "/ask",
         params={"instruction": instruction}
     )
@@ -67,10 +66,9 @@ def test_valid_inference():
 
 # Test inference with input provided
 def test_inference_with_long_instruction_and_input():
-    # failed, 422
 
     input_text = "Choose A, B, C or D as your solution."
-    response = client.get(
+    response = client.post(
         "/ask",
         params={"instruction": long_instruction, "input": input_text}
     )
@@ -87,9 +85,9 @@ def test_inference_with_long_instruction_and_input():
 # Test inference with missing instruction
 def test_inference_missing_instruction():
     input_text = "Choose A, B, C or D as your solution."
-    response = client.get(
+    response = client.post(
         "/ask",
-        params={"instruction": "", "input": input_text}
+        params={"input": input_text}
     )
 
     # FastAPI will return a 422 if required fields are missing or invalid
@@ -98,8 +96,7 @@ def test_inference_missing_instruction():
 
 # Test inference with a long input text
 def test_inference_with_long_input():
-    # failed, 422
-    response = client.get(
+    response = client.post(
         "/ask",
         params={"instruction": long_instruction}
     )
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ def test_inference_with_long_input():
 
 # Test an invalid request structure
 def test_invalid_request_structure():
-    response = client.get(
+    response = client.post(
         "/ask",
         params={"invalid_field": "test"}
     )
@@ -126,10 +123,9 @@ def test_invalid_request_structure():
 
 # Test when model returns no tokens (edge case)
 def test_empty_model_response():
-    # failed, 422
     instruction = ""
     input_text = ""
-    response = client.get(
+    response = client.post(
         "/ask",
         params={"instruction": instruction, "input": input_text}
     )