diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index d031749..5e10ec0 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -9,62 +9,60 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 set -x
 
+
 COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-CHECKSUM_FILE=".last_unit_tested_commit"
+pwd
 
-if [ -f "$CHECKSUM_FILE" ] && [ "$(cat "$CHECKSUM_FILE")" = "$COMMIT_HASH" ]; then
-  echo "✓ Skipping tests, already tested commit: $COMMIT_HASH"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-# Run Mocha directly, fail if any test fails
-if ! node_modules/.bin/mocha "test/**/*.unit.test.js" "test/**/*.property.test.js"; then
-  echo "Initial test suite failed. Skipping prepush and aborting push."
-
-  if kill -0 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo "Stopping app (PID: $APP_PID)..."
-    kill "$APP_PID"
-    sleep 1
-    if kill -0 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
-      kill -9 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  wait "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+if ! "./scripts/pre-push-tests.sh" "$COMMIT_HASH"; then
+  echo "Tests failed. Aborting push."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "$COMMIT_HASH" > "$CHECKSUM_FILE"
-echo "✓ All tests passed for commit: $COMMIT_HASH"
+# # Run Mocha directly, fail if any test fails
+# if ! node_modules/.bin/mocha "test/**/*.unit.test.js" "test/**/*.property.test.js"; then
+#   echo "Initial test suite failed. Skipping prepush and aborting push."
 
-node src/app.js >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-  APP_PID=$!
+#   if kill -0 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+#     echo "Stopping app (PID: $APP_PID)..."
+#     kill "$APP_PID"
+#     sleep 1
+#     if kill -0 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+#       kill -9 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+#     fi
+#   fi
 
-sleep 2
+#   wait "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+#   exit 1
+# fi
 
-npm run test:prepush
-TEST_RESULT=$?
+# node src/app.js >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+#   APP_PID=$!
 
-  # Clean up the app process
-  if kill -0 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo "Stopping app (PID: $APP_PID)..."
-    kill $APP_PID
-    # Give it time to shut down gracefully
-    sleep 1
-    # Force kill if still running
-    if kill -0 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null; then
-      kill -9 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
-    fi
-  fi
+# sleep 2
+
+# npm run test:prepush
+# TEST_RESULT=$?
+
+#   # Clean up the app process
+#   if kill -0 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+#     echo "Stopping app (PID: $APP_PID)..."
+#     kill $APP_PID
+#     # Give it time to shut down gracefully
+#     sleep 1
+#     # Force kill if still running
+#     if kill -0 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+#       kill -9 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+#     fi
+#   fi
   
-  # Wait for process to fully terminate
-  wait $APP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+#   # Wait for process to fully terminate
+#   wait $APP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
   
 
-if [ $TEST_RESULT -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "Tests failed. Push aborted."
-  exit 1
-fi
+# if [ $TEST_RESULT -ne 0 ]; then
+#   echo "Tests failed. Push aborted."
+#   exit 1
+# fi
 
 cd content
 git push "$remote" main
diff --git a/scripts/pre-push-tests.sh b/scripts/pre-push-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f022632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pre-push-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+set -x
+
+COMMIT_HASH="$1"
+CHECKSUM_FILE=".last_unit_tested_commit"
+
+if [ -f "$CHECKSUM_FILE" ] && [ "$(cat "$CHECKSUM_FILE")" = "$COMMIT_HASH" ]; then
+  echo "✓ Skipping tests, already tested commit: $COMMIT_HASH"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Run Mocha directly, fail if any test fails
+if ! node_modules/.bin/mocha "test/**/*.unit.test.js" "test/**/*.property.test.js"; then
+  echo "Initial test suite failed. Skipping prepush and aborting push."
+
+  if kill -0 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Stopping app (PID: $APP_PID)..."
+    kill "$APP_PID"
+    sleep 1
+    if kill -0 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null; then
+      kill -9 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  wait "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$COMMIT_HASH" > "$CHECKSUM_FILE"
+echo "✓ All tests passed for commit: $COMMIT_HASH"
+
+node src/app.js >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+  APP_PID=$!
+
+sleep 2
+
+npm run test:prepush
+TEST_RESULT=$?
+
+  # Clean up the app process
+  if kill -0 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Stopping app (PID: $APP_PID)..."
+    kill $APP_PID
+    # Give it time to shut down gracefully
+    sleep 1
+    # Force kill if still running
+    if kill -0 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null; then
+      kill -9 $APP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  fi
+  
+  # Wait for process to fully terminate
+  wait $APP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+  
+
+if [ $TEST_RESULT -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Tests failed. Push aborted."
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/runTests.js b/scripts/runTests.js
index baa69ab..6a4a7e7 100644
--- a/scripts/runTests.js
+++ b/scripts/runTests.js
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@
 const { execSync } = require("child_process");
 const fs = require("fs");
 
+const CACHE_FILE = ".last_tested_commit";
+
+function getCurrentCommitHash() {
+  return execSync("git rev-parse HEAD").toString().trim();
+}
+
+function getLastTestedCommit() {
+  try {
+    return fs.readFileSync(CACHE_FILE, "utf-8").trim();
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e.code === "ENOENT") return null;
+    throw e;
+  }
+}
+
+function cacheTestedCommit(commitHash) {
+  fs.writeFileSync(CACHE_FILE, commitHash + "\n");
+}
+
 async function runTestFile(filePath, description) {
   console.log(`Running ${description}...`);
 
@@ -25,8 +44,10 @@
 
 async function runTests() {
   try {
-    const commitHash = execSync("git rev-parse HEAD").toString().trim();
-    if (fs.readFileSync(".last_tested_commit", "utf-8").trim() === commitHash) {
+    const commitHash = getCurrentCommitHash();
+    const lastCommit = getLastTestedCommit();
+
+    if (lastCommit === commitHash) {
       process.exit(0);
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +56,7 @@
 
     await runTestFile("./test/routes.test.js", "route tests");
     console.log("✓ All tests passed!");
-    fs.writeFileSync(".last_tested_commit", commitHash + "\n");
+    cacheTestedCommit(commitHash);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Test execution failed:", error.message);
     process.exit(1);