diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform.yml b/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
index 7287e89..7f8eea3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terraform.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ name: terraform
 
 on:
   push:
-#   branches:
-#     - master
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
@@ -14,67 +12,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: terraform setup
-        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v1
-      #   cli_config_credentials_token: ${{ secrets.TF_API_TOKEN }}
-
-#     TODO: This step duplicates work done by the Makefile.
-#     - name: check terraform formatting
-#       id: fmt
-#       run: |
-#         terraform fmt -check -recursive
+        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
 
       - name: run make
-      # env:
-      #   TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
         run: |
           make all
-
-#     - name: terraform init
-#       id: init
-#       run: terraform init
-#
-#      - name: terraform plan
-#        id: plan
-#        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-#        run: terraform plan -no-color
-#        continue-on-error: true
-#
-#      - uses: actions/github-script@0.9.0
-#        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-#        env:
-#          PLAN: "terraform\n${{ steps.plan.outputs.stdout }}"
-#        with:
-#          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-#          script: |
-#            const output = `#### Terraform Format and Style 🖌\`${{ steps.fmt.outcome }}\`
-#            #### Terraform Initialization ⚙️\`${{ steps.init.outcome }}\`
-#            #### Terraform Plan 📖\`${{ steps.plan.outcome }}\`
-#
-#            <details><summary>Show Plan</summary>
-#
-#            \`\`\`${process.env.PLAN}\`\`\`
-#
-#            </details>
-#
-#            *Pusher: @${{ github.actor }}, Action: \`${{ github.event_name }}\`*`;
-#
-#              
-#            github.issues.createComment({
-#              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-#              owner: context.repo.owner,
-#              repo: context.repo.repo,
-#              body: output
-#            })
-#
-#      - name: terraform plan status
-#        if: steps.plan.outcome == 'failure'
-#        run: exit 1
-#
-#      - name: terraform apply
-#        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push'
-#        run: terraform apply -auto-approve
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cf1f2e6..b6c4f91 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ REPO := $(shell basename $(shell git remote get-url origin) .git)
 all: test
 
 test: .terraform
-	AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-2 terraform validate
+	terraform init -backend=false
+	terraform validate
 	terraform fmt -check
 	! egrep "TF-UPGRADE-TODO|cites-illinois|as-aws-modules" *.tf README.md
 	# Do NOT put terraform-aws in the title
@@ -23,11 +24,13 @@ test: .terraform
 	# DO put a badge in top-level README.md
 	grep -q "\[\!\[Terraform actions status\]([^)]*$(REPO)/workflows/terraform/badge.svg)\]([^)]*$(REPO)/actions)" README.md
 	# Do NOT use ?ref= in source lines in a README.md!
-	! grep 'source\s*=.*?ref=' README.md
+	! grep 'source\s*=.*?ref=' *.tf README.md
 	# Do NOT start a source line with git::
 	! grep 'source\s*=\s*"git::' *.tf README.md
 	# Do NOT use .git in a source line
 	! grep 'source\s*=.*\.git.*"' *.tf README.md
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "tests passed"
 
 # Launches the Makefile inside a container
 docker: