diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 3691eca..5398e60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ name: unit-tests
 # Controls when the action will run. Triggers the workflow on push or pull request
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+    - master
   pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - master
 
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
diff --git a/bin/run_jest.sh b/bin/run_jest.sh
index 860d6f3..ab96372 100755
--- a/bin/run_jest.sh
+++ b/bin/run_jest.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
 
 echo "Running JavaScript tests..."
 
-ROOT_DIR_ABSOLUTE=$(realpath)
+ROOT_DIR_ABSOLUTE=$(realpath .)
 
 # remove any existing test_js_* directories (from previous runs)
 rm -rf $ROOT_DIR_ABSOLUTE/test_js_*
 
+# if shopt is available, enable globstar
+if command -v shopt >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  shopt -s globstar
+  echo "Enabled globstar in shopt"
+fi
 
 for file in test/**/test_*.py; do
     # if there is a .js file in the same directory, skip
diff --git a/src/emcommon/metrics/footprint/footprint_calculations.py b/src/emcommon/metrics/footprint/footprint_calculations.py
index a43bf68..868e598 100644
--- a/src/emcommon/metrics/footprint/footprint_calculations.py
+++ b/src/emcommon/metrics/footprint/footprint_calculations.py
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ async def calc_footprint_for_trip(trip, label_options, mode_key='mode', mode_val
         trip['distance'],
         emcmfu.year_of_trip(trip),
         trip['start_loc']['coordinates'],
-        uace=trip.get('uace_region'),
-        egrid_region=trip.get('egrid_region'),
-        passengers=rich_mode.get('passengers', 1),
-        metadata={'trip_id': trip['_id']}
+        trip.get('uace_region'),
+        trip.get('egrid_region'),
+        rich_mode.get('passengers', 1),
+        {'trip_id': trip['_id']}
     )
     # If is_uncertain, the kwh and kg_co2 values represent the upper bound (worst-case scenario)
     # Mark them as them uncertain, then set the main values to 0 to represent the lower bound.