diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_syntax_check.yml b/.github/workflows/python_syntax_check.yml
index 43eedeab..32d038af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_syntax_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_syntax_check.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: pytest --doctest-modules . || true
       - run: shopt -s globstar && pyupgrade --py36-plus **/*.py || true
       - run: safety check
-      - run: python manage.py test
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testcases.yml b/.github/workflows/testcases.yml
index 20fbc652..42e377b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testcases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testcases.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-# name: Testcases check
-
-# on: [push]
-
-# # defaults:
-# #   run:
-# #     working-directory: user
-
-# jobs:
-#   build:
-#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-#     strategy:
-#       matrix:
-#         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
-#     steps:
-    
-#       - name: Checkout repository
-#         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-#       - name: Test the features
-#         run: |
-#           pwd
-#           python manage.py test 
-        
-
+name: run test cases
+on: [pull_request, push]
+jobs:
+  test_python:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: pip install -r requirements.txt || true
+      - run: python manage.py test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/publish/tests/test_db.py b/publish/tests/test_db.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 41dca322..00000000
--- a/publish/tests/test_db.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-from utils import get_client
-from django.http import HttpResponse
-from publish.views import ridesDB
-
-from django.test import SimpleTestCase
-
-class Testdb(SimpleTestCase):
-    global id
-
-    def test_insert_db(self):
-
-        data =  {
-                  'name':"CSC510-wed",
-                  'destination':"James Hunt Library",
-                  'date': "2022-10-10",
-                  'hour':"10",
-                  'minute':"00",
-                  'ampm':"AM",
-                  'details': "Ride to attend Monday CSC510 Lecture on 10/10/2022 at 10:15 AM."}
-
-        id = ridesDB.insert_one(data).inserted_id
-        self.assertEqual(ridesDB.insert_one(data), True)
-
-        result = ridesDB.find_one({'_id': id})
-        print("res is", result)
-        self.assertEqual(result['_id'], id)
-
-        ridesDB.delete_one({'_id': id})
-
-
-
-
-    # def test_find_db(self):
-    #     # id = self.test_insert_db()
-    #     result= ridesDB.find_one({'_id':id})
-    #     print("res is",result)
-    #     self.assertEqual(result['_id'], id)
-    #
-    # def test_delete_db(self):
-    #     # id = self.test_insert_db()
-    #     ridesDB.delete_one({'_id':id})
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/user/tests/test_db.py b/user/tests/test_db.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1be476c6..00000000
--- a/user/tests/test_db.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-from utils import get_client
-from django.http import HttpResponse
-from user.views import userDB
-
-from django.test import SimpleTestCase
-
-class Testdb(SimpleTestCase):
-
-
-
-    def test_insert_db(self):
-
-        data =  {"username": "John",
-                 "unityid" : "jdwyer",
-                 "fname" : "John",
-                 "lname" : "Dwyer",
-                 "email" : "jdwyer@ncsu.edu",
-                 "password" : "jd45678",
-                 "phone" : "987657890"}
-
-        id = userDB.insert_one(data).inserted_id
-        result = userDB.find_one({'_id': id})
-        print("res is", result)
-        self.assertEqual(result['_id'], id)
-        userDB.delete_one({'_id': id})
-        # self.assertEqual(userDB.insert_one(data),True)
-
-    # def test_find_db(self):
-    #     id = self.test_insert_db()
-    #     result= userDB.find_one({'_id':id})
-    #     print("res is",result)
-    #     self.assertEqual(result['_id'], id)
-    #
-    # def test_delete_db(self):
-    #     id = self.test_insert_db()
-    #     userDB.delete_one({'_id':id})
-