diff --git a/.github/workflows/.github-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/.github-ci.yml
index 3ab40455..b301d64c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.github-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.github-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/4c-multiphysics/4c:latest
-      # options: --user root --env OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT=1 --env OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT_CONFIRM=1
+      options: --user root --env OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT=1 --env OMPI_ALLOW_RUN_AS_ROOT_CONFIRM=1
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
@@ -22,27 +22,32 @@ jobs:
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
       - name: build
         run: |
-          pwd
-          echo ~
-          whoami
-          ls /home
-          ls /home/user
-          ln -s home/user/4C/build/4C config/4C
-          ls config/
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y rsync
+          echo /home/user/4C
+          # ls /home/user/4C
+          # echo /home/user/4C/tests
+          # ls /home/user/4C/tests
+          # echo /home/user/4C/tests/input_files
+          # ls /home/user/4C/tests/input_files
+          # ln -s /home/user/4C/build/4C config/4C
+          # ls config/
+          mpirun --bind-to none -np 1 config/4C /home/user/4C/tests/input_files/solid_runtime_hex8.dat out
+          /usr/bin/mpirun --bind-to none -np 2 config/4C /home/user/4C/tests/input_files/solid_runtime_hex8.dat out
           $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER env create -f environment.yml
           $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER activate queens
           pip install -e .[develop]
           $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER env export > pipeline_conda_environment.yml
           $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER list
-      - name: codechecks
-        run: |
-          $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER activate queens
-          isort --check-only queens tests > track_isort.txt 2>&1
-          black --check queens tests > track_black.txt 2>&1
-          pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc_ci queens tests | tee track_pylint.txt 2>&1
-          pylint queens tests --rcfile=.pylintrc --output-format=json:pylint_warnings.json --fail-under 0
-          python .gitlab/pipeline_utils/code_quality_creator.py pylint_warnings.json
-          pydocstyle --match-dir='^(?!.*test).*$' queens > track_pydocstyle.txt 2>&1
+      #- name: codechecks
+        #run: |
+          # $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER activate queens
+         # isort --check-only queens tests > track_isort.txt 2>&1
+       #   black --check queens tests > track_black.txt 2>&1
+       #   pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc_ci queens tests | tee track_pylint.txt 2>&1
+       #   pylint queens tests --rcfile=.pylintrc --output-format=json:pylint_warnings.json --fail-under 0
+       #   python .gitlab/pipeline_utils/code_quality_creator.py pylint_warnings.json
+       #   pydocstyle --match-dir='^(?!.*test).*$' queens > track_pydocstyle.txt 2>&1
       - name: tests
         run: |
           $PYTHON_PACKAGE_MANAGER activate queens