diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 412aaced..d4abbfd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
       - "**"
     tags-ignore:
       - "*.*"
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "12 12 * * *"
 
 jobs:
   tests:
@@ -26,9 +28,6 @@ jobs:
         id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      - name: Touch .env
-        run: touch .env
-
       - name: Download and start db containers
         run: make docker_dbs_setup_up
 
diff --git a/scripts/gh_update_dbs_pr.sh b/scripts/gh_update_dbs_pr.sh
index d5322efe..5f6f4a46 100755
--- a/scripts/gh_update_dbs_pr.sh
+++ b/scripts/gh_update_dbs_pr.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-DB_COMPOSE_FILE="docker/docker-compose.dbs.yml"
+# To be run in github action update_compose_dbs.yml
 
 git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
 git config user.email "<>"
 git status
-DIFF=$(git diff origin/main $DB_COMPOSE_FILE)
+DIFF=$(git diff origin/main)
 if [ "$DIFF" = "" ]
 then
     echo "no changes detected"
 else
     echo "file changed"
+    make tests_amd64
+    echo "merge changes"
     timestamp=$(date +%s)
     branch="update-docker-compose-dbs-$timestamp"
     git checkout -b $branch