diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 846f781c71..1b553c7b74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
 
+      # JS is required in order for webpacker to compile, in order to render templates containing image urls
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version-file: .node-version
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+          bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
         env:
@@ -123,20 +123,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
-
-      - name: Install JS dependencies
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+          bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
-
         env:
           KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_RSPEC: 09476e2ce491c12083df62768667c674
           KNAPSACK_PRO_CI_NODE_TOTAL: ${{ matrix.ci_node_total }}
@@ -150,7 +141,6 @@ jobs:
           # https://knapsackpro.com/faq/question/how-to-split-slow-rspec-test-files-by-test-examples-by-individual-it
           #KNAPSACK_PRO_RSPEC_SPLIT_BY_TEST_EXAMPLES: true
           KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_FILE_PATTERN: "{spec/models/**/*_spec.rb}" 
-        
         run: |
           bundle exec rake knapsack_pro:rspec
 
@@ -201,8 +191,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+          bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
 
@@ -279,8 +268,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+          bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
 
@@ -348,6 +336,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
 
+      # JS is required in order for webpacker to compile, in order to render templates linking to mail.css
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version-file: .node-version
@@ -357,8 +346,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+          bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
 
@@ -426,6 +414,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           bundler-cache: true # runs 'bundle install' and caches installed gems automatically
 
+      # JS is required in order for webpacker to compile, in order to render templates linking to mail.css
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version-file: .node-version
@@ -435,11 +424,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up database
         run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+          bundle exec rake db:create db:schema:load
 
       - name: Run tests
-
         env:
           KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_SUITE_TOKEN_RSPEC: e3b8800198d2d89b70c7edbdd85f8fd8
           KNAPSACK_PRO_CI_NODE_TOTAL: ${{ matrix.ci_node_total }}
@@ -453,8 +440,6 @@ jobs:
           # https://knapsackpro.com/faq/question/how-to-split-slow-rspec-test-files-by-test-examples-by-individual-it
           #KNAPSACK_PRO_RSPEC_SPLIT_BY_TEST_EXAMPLES: true
           KNAPSACK_PRO_TEST_FILE_EXCLUDE_PATTERN: "{engines/**/*_spec.rb,spec/models/**/*_spec.rb,spec/controllers/**/*_spec.rb,spec/serializers/**/*_spec.rb,spec/lib/**/*_spec.rb,spec/migrations/**/*_spec.rb,spec/system/**/*_spec.rb}"
-                                            
-        
         run: |
           bundle exec rake knapsack_pro:rspec
 
@@ -476,11 +461,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Setup redis
-        uses: supercharge/redis-github-action@1.4.0
-        with: 
-          redis-version: 6
-
+      # Rails is required for the Karma rake script
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
@@ -493,10 +474,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install JS dependencies
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Set up database
-        run: |
-          bundle exec rake db:create
-          bundle exec rake db:schema:load
       - name: Run JS tests
         run: bundle exec rake karma:run