diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-api_my-muse.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-api_my-muse.yml
index 17f5b3c..ad4676f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-api_my-muse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-api_my-muse.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Docs for the Azure Web Apps Deploy action: https://github.com/Azure/webapps-deploy
-# More GitHub Actions for Azure: https://github.com/Azure/actions
-# More info on Python, GitHub Actions, and Azure App Service: https://aka.ms/python-webapps-actions
-
 name: Build and deploy Python app to Azure Web App - My-muse
 
 on:
@@ -28,10 +24,14 @@ jobs:
           source venv/bin/activate
       
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
         
       # Optional: Add step to run tests here (PyTest, Django test suites, etc.)
-
+      - name: Compile Django bytecode
+        run: python manage.py compilemessages && python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
+      
       - name: Zip artifact for deployment
         run: zip release.zip ./* -r
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
     environment:
       name: 'Production'
       url: ${{ steps.deploy-to-webapp.outputs.webapp-url }}
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write #This is required for requesting the JWT
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write #This is required for requesting the JWT
 
     steps:
       - name: Download artifact from build job
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Unzip artifact for deployment
         run: unzip release.zip
 
-      
-      - name: Login to Azure
-        uses: azure/login@v1
-        with:
-          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_CLIENTID_192090912A8548FC8A6644F11C3B4395 }}
-          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_TENANTID_19174D2D44C141D5A36680D7A680B900 }}
-          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_EA6C4C8754D24166B9FD1E1EE1E7C37C }}
+      
+      - name: Login to Azure
+        uses: azure/login@v1
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_CLIENTID_192090912A8548FC8A6644F11C3B4395 }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_TENANTID_19174D2D44C141D5A36680D7A680B900 }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_EA6C4C8754D24166B9FD1E1EE1E7C37C }}
 
       - name: 'Deploy to Azure Web App'
         uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v2