diff --git a/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml b/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
index d7d4daa0e..f4dc9b7ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bumpversion.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Bump version and push tag
         id: tag_version
         uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v5.5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 167c756f8..dd75b91b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This is a workflow to compile the cmeps source without cime
-name: extbuild
+name: Test Manic
 
 # Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
 # events but only for the master branch
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test Manic
         run: |
           pushd test
+          git config --global user.email "devnull@example.com"
+          git config --global user.name "GITHUB tester"
+          git config --global protocol.file.allow always
           make utest
           make stest
           popd
+
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3