diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/flake-updater.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de0a5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake-updater.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Update flake.lock
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # runs weekly on Sunday at 00:00
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@v24  
+        with:
+          pr-title: "Update flake.lock" # Title of PR to be created
+          pr-labels: |                  # Labels to be set on the PR
+            dependencies
+            automated
+          token: ${{ secrets.FLAKE_PR_TOKEN }}
+          path-to-flake-dir: dot_config/flake/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index de0a5eb..123a16b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-name: Update flake.lock
-
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 0' # runs weekly on Sunday at 00:00
+  push:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+  #   strategy:
+  #     matrix:
+  #       os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest]
+  #       host: [wash, mal, hinge]
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
-      - uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@v24  
-        with:
-          pr-title: "Update flake.lock" # Title of PR to be created
-          pr-labels: |                  # Labels to be set on the PR
-            dependencies
-            automated
-          token: ${{ secrets.FLAKE_PR_TOKEN }}
-          path-to-flake-dir: dot_config/flake/
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@v16
+    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v16
+      with:
+        name: tmayoff
+        authToken: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH }}'
+    - run: |
+        nix build ./dot_config/flake#nixosConfigurations.wash.config.system.build.toplevel
+