diff --git a/.woodpecker/build.yaml b/.woodpecker/build.yaml
index ba795b4..ab23843 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/build.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/build.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 when:
   - event: push
+  - event: pull_request
+  - event:  manual
 
 steps:
-  - image: node:lts
+  - image: node:lts-alpine
     commands:
       - npm install
       - npm run build
diff --git a/.woodpecker/lint.yaml b/.woodpecker/lint.yaml
index bc25a32..9cb7390 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/lint.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/lint.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 when:
   - event: push
-    branch: main
   - event: pull_request
+  - event: manual
 
 steps:
   - name: python linting
-    image: python:3.11
+    image: ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest
     commands:
-      - pip install uv
       - uv sync --group ci
-      - ./.venv/bin/ruff check src/
-      - ./.venv/bin/ruff format --check src/
+      - uv run --no-sync -- check src/
+      - uv run --no-sync -- ruff format --check src/
 
   - name: javascript linting
-    image: node:lts
+    image: node:lts-alpine
     commands:
-      - npm install
+      - npm ci
       - npm run lint
diff --git a/.woodpecker/tests.yaml b/.woodpecker/tests.yaml
index fed2254..1f39e38 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/tests.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/tests.yaml
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
 when:
   - event: push
+  - event: pull_request
+  - event: manual
 
 services:
   - name: postgres
     image: postgres:15
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_NAME: newsreader
-      POSTGRES_USER: newsreader
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: sekrit
+      POSTGRES_NAME: &db-name newsreader
+      POSTGRES_USER: &db-user newsreader
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: &db-password sekrit
   - name: memcached
     image: memcached:1.5.22
 
 steps:
   - name: python tests
-    image: python:3.11
+    image: python:3.11-alpine
     environment:
         DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: "newsreader.conf.ci"
         DJANGO_SECRET_KEY: sekrit
         POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
         POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
-        POSTGRES_DB: newsreader
-        POSTGRES_NAME: newsreader
-        POSTGRES_USER: newsreader
-        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: sekrit
+        POSTGRES_DB: *db-name
+        POSTGRES_USER: *db-user
+        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: *db-password
     commands:
       - pip install uv
       - uv sync --group ci
-      - ./.venv/bin/coverage run ./src/manage.py test newsreader
-      - ./.venv/bin/coverage report --show-missing
+      - uv run --no-sync -- coverage run ./src/manage.py test newsreader
+      - uv run --no-sync -- coverage report --show-missing
 
   - name: javascript tests
-    image: node:lts
+    image: node:lts-alpine
     commands:
-      - npm install
+      - npm ci
       - npm test