diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 8128d2ae2..c89371029 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -1,50 +1,50 @@
-name: Run checks
+# name: Run checks
 
-on: [push]
+# on: [push]
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
+# permissions:
+#   contents: read
 
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+# jobs:
+#   build:
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_USER: user
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
-          POSTGRES_DB: test_notification_api
-        options: >-
-          --health-cmd pg_isready
-          --health-interval 10s
-          --health-timeout 5s
-          --health-retries 5
-        ports:
-          # Maps tcp port 5432 on service container to the host
-          - 5432:5432
+#     services:
+#       postgres:
+#         image: postgres
+#         env:
+#           POSTGRES_USER: user
+#           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
+#           POSTGRES_DB: test_notification_api
+#         options: >-
+#           --health-cmd pg_isready
+#           --health-interval 10s
+#           --health-timeout 5s
+#           --health-retries 5
+#         ports:
+#           # Maps tcp port 5432 on service container to the host
+#           - 5432:5432
 
-    steps:
-    - name: Install container dependencies
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get update \
-        && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-        libcurl4-openssl-dev
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python 3.9
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
-      with:
-        python-version: "3.9"
-    - name: Install application dependencies
-      run: make bootstrap
-      env:
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_TEST_URI: postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/test_notification_api
-    # - name: Run style checks
-    #   run: flake8 .
-    # - name: Check imports alphabetized
-    #   run: isort --check-only ./app ./tests
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: pytest -n4 --maxfail=10
-      env:
-        SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_TEST_URI: postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/test_notification_api
+#     steps:
+#     - name: Install container dependencies
+#       run: |
+#         sudo apt-get update \
+#         && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+#         libcurl4-openssl-dev
+#     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+#     - name: Set up Python 3.9
+#       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+#       with:
+#         python-version: "3.9"
+#     - name: Install application dependencies
+#       run: make bootstrap
+#       env:
+#         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_TEST_URI: postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/test_notification_api
+#     # - name: Run style checks
+#     #   run: flake8 .
+#     # - name: Check imports alphabetized
+#     #   run: isort --check-only ./app ./tests
+#     - name: Run tests
+#       run: pytest -n4 --maxfail=10
+#       env:
+#         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_TEST_URI: postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/test_notification_api
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index c43160cf9..1df39690a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: Deploy to prototype environment
 
-on:
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: [ Run checks ]
-    types:
-      - completed
+on: [push]
+  # workflow_run:
+  #   workflows: [ Run checks ]
+  #   types:
+  #     - completed
     # branches: [ main ]
 
 permissions:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
+    # if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
 
     steps:
     - name: Install container dependencies
@@ -34,17 +34,17 @@ jobs:
         sudo dpkg -i cf-cli_amd64.deb
     - name: Deploy to gsa-10x-prototyping api
       run: make cf-deploy
-      with:
+      env:
         CF_ORG: gsa-10x-prototyping
         CF_SPACE: 10x-notifications
         CF_APP: notifications-api
-        DANGEROUS_SALT: {{secrets.DANGEROUS_SALT}}
-        SECRET_KEY: {{secrets.SECRET_KEY}}
-        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: {{secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}}
-        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: {{secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}}
+        DANGEROUS_SALT: ${{ secrets.DANGEROUS_SALT }}
+        SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.SECRET_KEY }}
+        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
 
-  bail:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
-    steps:
-      - run: echo 'Checks failed, preventing deploy'
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+  # bail:
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+  #   steps:
+  #     - run: echo 'Checks failed, preventing deploy'