diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_scrape_flatmates.yml b/.github/workflows/run_scrape_flatmates.yml
index 5ee7d00..e70b387 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_scrape_flatmates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_scrape_flatmates.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: Flatmates Scraper
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '0 10 * * 6'
+
+#   the scraper no longer works :/
+
+#   schedule:
+#     - cron: '0 10 * * 6'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -13,30 +15,27 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
 
-      -
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
-       
-      - name: Run flatmates script
-        run: pip install -r src/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Run flatmates script
         run: |
+          pip install -r src/requirements.txt
           make extract
           make load
 
-      # Runs a set of commands using the runners shell
-      - 
-        name: Commit files
+      # commit directly to main
+      - name: Commit files
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git pull
           git add *
           git commit -m "weekly flatmates scrape" -a --allow-empty
-      -
-        name: GitHub Push
+
+      # push changes to main
+      - name: GitHub Push
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.8.0
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}