diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index 5e10ec0..c71bab9 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -6,64 +6,33 @@
 #export GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE=1
 #export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -vvv"
 
-set -euo pipefail
+set -eu
 set -x
 
+# Only run for specific branches
+read_branches() {
+  while IFS=' ' read -r _ _ remote_ref _; do
+    case "$remote_ref" in
+      refs/heads/testing|refs/heads/staging|refs/heads/main|refs/heads/production)
+        return 0
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  return 1
+}
 
-COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-pwd
 
-if ! "./scripts/pre-push-tests.sh" "$COMMIT_HASH"; then
-  echo "Tests failed. Aborting push."
-  exit 1
+if ! read_branches; then
+  echo "Skipping tests: not pushing testing, staging, main, or production."
+else
+  COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+  if ! "./scripts/pre-push-tests.sh" "$COMMIT_HASH"; then
+    echo "Tests failed. Aborting push."
+    exit 1
+  fi
 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 "$APP_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
-#   exit 1
-# fi
-
-# node src/app.js >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-#   APP_PID=$!
-
-# 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 [ $TEST_RESULT -ne 0 ]; then
-#   echo "Tests failed. Push aborted."
-#   exit 1
-# fi
-
 cd content
 git push "$remote" main
 cd ..
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ea2e52..8fb06ba 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 data/*
 !data/.gitkeep
 .last_tested_commit
+.last_unit_tested_commit
 
 certs/*
 test/logs/*