diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_eessi_module.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_eessi_module.yml
index 5c467942b6..028730cded 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_eessi_module.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_eessi_module.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-# documentation: https://help.github.com/en/articles/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
-name: Check for EESSI module functionality in software.eessi.io
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "*-software.eessi.io" ]
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-permissions:
-  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -14,64 +5,63 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         EESSI_VERSION:
-        - 2023.06        
+          - 2023.06        
     steps:
-        - name: Check out software-layer repository
-          uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+      - name: Check out software-layer repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
           
-        - name: Mount EESSI CernVM-FS pilot repository
-          uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@55899ca74cf78ab874bdf47f5a804e47c198743c # v4.0
-          with:
-              cvmfs_config_package: https://github.com/EESSI/filesystem-layer/releases/download/latest/cvmfs-config-eessi_latest_all.deb
-              cvmfs_http_proxy: DIRECT
-              cvmfs_repositories: software.eessi.io
+      - name: Mount EESSI CernVM-FS pilot repository
+        uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@55899ca74cf78ab874bdf47f5a804e47c198743c # v4.0
+        with:
+          cvmfs_config_package: https://github.com/EESSI/filesystem-layer/releases/download/latest/cvmfs-config-eessi_latest_all.deb
+          cvmfs_http_proxy: DIRECT
+          cvmfs_repositories: software.eessi.io
               
-         - name: Test for archdetect_cpu functionality with only one valid path
-           run: |
-              export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/modules/:$MODULEPATH
-              CPU_ARCH=$(./init/eessi_archdetect.sh cpupath)
-              export EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS=dummy/cpu:$CPU_ARCH:dummy1/cpu1
-              if module load EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}; then
-                  if [[ $CPU_ARCH == "${EESSI_SOFTWARE_SUBDIR}" ]]; then
-                      echo "Test for picking up on \$archdetect_cpu PASSED"
-                  else
-                      echo "Test for picking up on \$archdetdect_cpu FAILED" >&2
-                      exit 1                  
-                  fi
-                  module unload EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}    
-              fi
-              unset EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS 
-              
-         - name: Test for archdetect_cpu functionality with invalid path
-           run: |
-              export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/modules/:$MODULEPATH
-              export EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS=dummy/cpu
-              outfile=outfile.txt
-              module load EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}} > $outfile 2>&1
-              result=$(grep "Software" $outfile)
-              if [[ "$result" == *"Software directory check for the detected architecture failed"* ]]; then
-                      echo "Test for picking up invalid path on \$archdetect_cpu PASSED"
+      - name: Test for archdetect_cpu functionality with only one valid path
+        run: |
+          export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/modules/:$MODULEPATH
+          CPU_ARCH=$(./init/eessi_archdetect.sh cpupath)
+          export EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS=dummy/cpu:$CPU_ARCH:dummy1/cpu1
+          if module load EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}; then
+              if [[ $CPU_ARCH == "${EESSI_SOFTWARE_SUBDIR}" ]]; then
+                  echo "Test for picking up on \$archdetect_cpu PASSED"
               else
-                  echo "Test for picking up invalid path on \$archdetect_cpu FAILED" >&2
-                  exit 1
+                  echo "Test for picking up on \$archdetect_cpu FAILED" >&2
+                  exit 1                  
               fi
-              rm $outfile              
-              unset EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS
+              module unload EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}    
+          fi
+          unset EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS 
               
-         - name: Test for expected variables after loading EESSI module 
-           run: |
-              export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/modules/:$MODULEPATH
-              moduleoutfile=moduleout.txt
-              sourceoutfile=sourceout.txt
-              module load EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}
-              env | grep -E '^(EESSI_S|EESSI_C)' | sort | > ${moduleoutfile}
-              module unload EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}
-              source /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/bash
-              env | grep -E '^(EESSI_S|EESSI_C)' | sort | > ${sourceoutfile}
-              if (diff ${moduleoutfile} ${sourceoutfile} > /dev/null); then
-                  echo "Test for checking env variables PASSED"
-              else 
-                  echo "Test for checking env variables FAILED"  >&2
-                  exit 1
-              fi
-              rm $moduleoutfile $sourceoutfile
+      - name: Test for archdetect_cpu functionality with invalid path
+        run: |
+          export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/modules/:$MODULEPATH
+          export EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS=dummy/cpu
+          outfile=outfile.txt
+          module load EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}} > $outfile 2>&1
+          result=$(grep "Software" $outfile)
+          if [[ "$result" == *"Software directory check for the detected architecture failed"* ]]; then
+              echo "Test for picking up invalid path on \$archdetect_cpu PASSED"
+          else
+              echo "Test for picking up invalid path on \$archdetect_cpu FAILED" >&2
+              exit 1
+          fi
+          unset EESSI_ARCHDETECT_OPTIONS
+              
+      - name: Test for expected variables after loading EESSI module 
+        run: |
+          export MODULEPATH=/cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/modules/:$MODULEPATH
+          moduleoutfile=moduleout.txt
+          sourceoutfile=sourceout.txt
+          module load EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}
+          env | grep -E '^(EESSI_S|EESSI_C)' | sort | > ${moduleoutfile}
+          module unload EESSI/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}
+          source /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/${{matrix.EESSI_VERSION}}/init/bash
+          env | grep -E '^(EESSI_S|EESSI_C)' | sort | > ${sourceoutfile}
+          if (diff ${moduleoutfile} ${sourceoutfile} > /dev/null); then
+              echo "Test for checking env variables PASSED"
+          else 
+              echo "Test for checking env variables FAILED"  >&2
+              exit 1
+          fi
+