diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_gather-app-307.yml b/.github/workflows/main_gather-app-307.yml
index 0c80943..7140a63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_gather-app-307.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_gather-app-307.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: npm install, build, and test
         run: |
           npm install --workspaces=false --legacy-peer-deps
-          npm run -w backend build --if-present
-          npm run -w backend test --if-present
+          npm run build -w backend build --if-present
+          npm run test -w backend test --if-present
         working-directory: backend
 
       - name: Zip artifact for deployment
diff --git a/backend/index.ts b/backend/index.ts
index 9acaf81..1506d9d 100644
--- a/backend/index.ts
+++ b/backend/index.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ app.use((err: Error, req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
   res.status(500).send("Something went wrong!");
 });
 
-// const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;
-// app.listen(PORT, () => {
-//   console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
-// });
-const port = 8000; //testing if this works
-app.listen(process.env.PORT || port, () => {
-  console.log("REST API is listening.");
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3001;
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+  console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
 });