diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3dfaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: 
+      - main
+jobs:
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os:
+          - macos-15
+          - ubuntu-24.04
+          - windows-2025
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}      
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - name: Setup SSH key
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          ssh-known-hosts: ${{ secrets.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+          log-public-key: false
+      - name: Check known hosts file
+        uses: pyTooling/Actions/with-post-step@9ceefdbf5dceae8c441fc393ed82344c7ca8bbdb # v3.1.1
+        env:
+          SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS: ${{ secrets.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+        with:
+          main: |
+            sh check.sh
+          post: |
+            sh post_check.sh
+      - name: Install docker (Missing on MacOS)
+        if: runner.os == 'macos'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          brew install --cask docker
+      - name: Deploy over SSH
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          DOCKER_HOST: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HOST }}
+        run: |
+          sh deploy.sh
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diff --git a/action.sh b/action.sh
index ed17dfa..33ea4fa 100755
--- a/action.sh
+++ b/action.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -e
+
+SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE="${HOME}/.ssh/known_hosts"
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}")"
 
 if [ -z "${SSH_HOST}" ] && [ -z "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS}" ]; then
     echo ":error file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Input validation::\
@@ -11,6 +17,7 @@ else
 Both 'ssh-host' and 'ssh-known-hosts' inputs are set. Using 'ssh-known-hosts'."
         fi
         echo "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS}" >> "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"
+        echo "::notice file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Notice::${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE} has been created."
     else
         echo "::warning file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Security risk::\
 If an ssh_known_hosts file is constructed using ssh-keyscan without verifying the keys, \
@@ -19,17 +26,20 @@ ssh-keyscan can help in the detection of tampered keyfiles or man in the middle
 the ssh_known_hosts file was created."
     
         if [ -z "${SSH_KEY_TYPE}" ]; then
-            if ! ssh-keyscan "${SSH_HOST}" >> "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"; then
+            if ! ssh-keyscan "${SSH_HOST} | grep -o '^[^#]*'" >> "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"; then
                 echo "::error file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=SSH Keyscan Failed::\
 Failed to scan SSH host keys for ${SSH_HOST}"
                 exit 1
             fi
         else
-            if ! ssh-keyscan -t "${SSH_KEY_TYPE}" "${SSH_HOST}" >> "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"; then
+            if ! ssh-keyscan -t "${SSH_KEY_TYPE}" "${SSH_HOST}" | grep -o '^[^#]*' >> "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"; then
                 echo "::error file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=SSH Keyscan Failed::\
 Failed to scan SSH host keys for ${SSH_HOST}"
                 exit 1
             fi
         fi
+        echo "::notice file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Notice::${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE} has been created."
     fi
 fi
+
+unset SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b2a000c..8df59cb 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ inputs:
       Specify the type of the key to fetch from the scanned hosts. The possible values are “ecdsa”, “ed25519”, “ecdsa-sk”, “ed25519-sk”, or “rsa”.
       Multiple values may be specified by separating them with commas. The default is to fetch all the above key types.
     required: false
-    default: 'rsa'
   ssh-known-hosts:
     description: 'Predefined known hosts to be added directly.'
     required: false
@@ -36,17 +35,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - uses: pyTooling/Actions/with-post-step@9ceefdbf5dceae8c441fc393ed82344c7ca8bbdb # v3.1.1
-      env:
-        SSH_HOST: ${{ inputs.ssh-host }}
-        SSH_KEY_TYPE: ${{ inputs.ssh-key-type }}
-        SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS: ${{ inputs.ssh-known-hosts }}
-        SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE: '~/.ssh/known_hosts'
-      with:
-        main: |
-          ./action.sh
-        post: |
-          ./post_action.sh
     - uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@dc588b651fe13675774614f8e6a936a468676387 # v0.9.0
       with:
         ssh-private-key: ${{ inputs.ssh-private-key }}
@@ -55,4 +43,14 @@ runs:
         ssh-agent-cmd: ${{ inputs.ssh-agent-cmd }}
         ssh-add-cmd: ${{ inputs.ssh-add-cmd }}
         git-cmd: ${{ inputs.git-cmd }}
+    - uses: pyTooling/Actions/with-post-step@9ceefdbf5dceae8c441fc393ed82344c7ca8bbdb # v3.1.1
+      env:
+        SSH_HOST: ${{ inputs.ssh-host }}
+        SSH_KEY_TYPE: ${{ inputs.ssh-key-type }}
+        SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS: ${{ inputs.ssh-known-hosts }}
+      with:
+        main: |
+          sh action.sh
+        post: |
+          sh post_action.sh
 
diff --git a/check.sh b/check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5d6d82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+if [ ! -s "${HOME}/.ssh/known_hosts" ]; then
+    echo "::error file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Assertion Error::\
+~/.ssh/known_hosts is missing or empty."
+    exit 1
+fi
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diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..694cb94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# renovate: datasource=docker depname=traefik/whoami versioning=docker
+WHOAMI_VERSION="v1.10"
+CONTAINER_NAME="${RUNNER_OS}-whoami"
+docker run --detach --publish-all --name "${CONTAINER_NAME}" traefik/whoami:"${WHOAMI_VERSION}"
+docker stop "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+docker rm "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+
+unset WHOAMI_VERSION
+unset CONTAINER_NAME
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diff --git a/post_action.sh b/post_action.sh
index 9ef0fe0..09ca77f 100755
--- a/post_action.sh
+++ b/post_action.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-if [ -z "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}" ]; then
-    echo "::error file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Notice::\
-${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE} environment variable must be set."
-else
-    rm -rf "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"
-    echo "::notice file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Notice::\
-${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE} has been removed."
-fi
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE="${HOME}/.ssh/known_hosts"
+TEMP_FILE="/tmp/718f4157-5493-43b2-837b-3ccb27f78e7b"
+
+sed '$ d' "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}" > "${TEMP_FILE}"
+cat "${TEMP_FILE}" > "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}"
+rm -rf "${TEMP_FILE}"
+
+echo "::notice file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Notice::\
+${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE} has been cleaned."
+
+unset SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE
+unset TEMP_FILE
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diff --git a/post_check.sh b/post_check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d8c7dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/post_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE="${HOME}/.ssh/known_hosts"
+
+if ! grep -q "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS}" "${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE}" ; then
+    echo "::error file=$(basename "$0"),line=${LINENO},endLine=${LINENO},title=Assertion Error::\
+${SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE} file should not contain the ssh fingerprint after the job."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+unset SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_FILE
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