diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3edd1c1..45d63bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     uses: Aignosi/github_workflow_templates/.github/workflows/dataops-module-release.yml@main
     permissions: write-all
     with:
diff --git a/ingestor/managers/data_manager.py b/ingestor/managers/data_manager.py
index 3f6d998..44d248e 100644
--- a/ingestor/managers/data_manager.py
+++ b/ingestor/managers/data_manager.py
@@ -261,10 +261,7 @@ class DataManager(SientiaMonitoring):
         try:
             await self.mongo_repository.insert(
                 collection_name=topic,
-                document={
-                    **data,
-                    'inserted_at': now()
-                },
+                document={**data, 'inserted_at': now()},
                 metadata=self.metadata,
             )
             self.logger.debug(f'Message inserted into MongoDB collection {topic}: {data}')
diff --git a/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py b/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py
index 049b6f8..7b446c9 100644
--- a/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py
+++ b/ingestor/managers/opc_manager.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class OpcManager(SientiaMonitoring):
             tags={
                 'pod_id': self.pod_id,
                 'server_name': self.name,
-            }
+            },
         )
         try:
             self.client = Client(self.url, timeout=10, watchdog_intervall=3600000)
@@ -574,8 +574,6 @@ class OpcManager(SientiaMonitoring):
         if self.non_receive_count >= 15:
             await self.emit_metric(
                 metric_object=metrics.OPC_RECONNECTIONS_TOTAL,
-                method='inc',
-                value=1,
                 tags={
                     'pod_id': self.pod_id,
                     'server_name': self.name,
diff --git a/tests/unit/managers/test_ingestor_manager.py b/tests/unit/managers/test_ingestor_manager.py
index 3c40e3e..32ac827 100644
--- a/tests/unit/managers/test_ingestor_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/managers/test_ingestor_manager.py
@@ -286,13 +286,13 @@ async def test_update_opc_servers(metrics, opc_manager, ingestor_manager):
 async def test_check_opc_servers_integrity_all_healthy(metrics, ingestor_manager):
     # Setup mock OPC managers
     opc_manager1 = MagicMock()
-    opc_manager1.check_cycles.return_value = None
-    opc_manager1.check_opc_listenning.return_value = False
+    opc_manager1.check_cycles = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    opc_manager1.check_opc_listenning = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
     opc_manager1.config = {'config': 'config1'}
 
     opc_manager2 = MagicMock()
-    opc_manager2.check_cycles.return_value = None
-    opc_manager2.check_opc_listenning.return_value = False
+    opc_manager2.check_cycles = AsyncMock(return_value=None)
+    opc_manager2.check_opc_listenning = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
     opc_manager2.config = {'config': 'config2'}
 
     ingestor_manager.opc_managers = {'server1': opc_manager1, 'server2': opc_manager2}
diff --git a/tests/unit/managers/test_opc_manager.py b/tests/unit/managers/test_opc_manager.py
index 85a1448..407c166 100644
--- a/tests/unit/managers/test_opc_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/managers/test_opc_manager.py
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ async def test_connect_no_security(client, mock_metrics, raw_opc_manager):
         [
             call(
                 metric_object=mock_metrics.OPC_CONNECTIONS_TOTAL,
-                method='inc',
-                value=1,
                 tags={
                     'pod_id': raw_opc_manager.pod_id,
                     'server_name': raw_opc_manager.name,
@@ -620,8 +618,6 @@ async def test_check_opc_listenning_error_notification_and_retry(metrics, opc_ma
         [
             call(
                 metric_object=metrics.OPC_RECONNECTIONS_TOTAL,
-                method='inc',
-                value=1,
                 tags={
                     'pod_id': opc_manager.pod_id,
                     'server_name': opc_manager.name,