diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/nix-build.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/nix-build.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7925a20..0000000
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/nix-build.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-on: [push]
-jobs:
-  check:
-    runs-on: nixos-host
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        
-    # cache not needed since we now run on the host directly
-    # - name: Load cached nix store
-    #   id: cache-nix-store
-    #   uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-    #   with:
-    #     path: /nix/store
-    #     key: ${{ runner.os }}-nix-store
-
-    - name: Build server
-      run: |
-        nix shell nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -c nixos-rebuild build --flake .#beefcake --accept-flake-config
-
-    - name: Build router
-      run: |
-        nix shell nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -c nixos-rebuild build --flake .#router --accept-flake-config
-
-    - name: Build desktop
-      run: |
-        nix shell nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -c nixos-rebuild build --flake .#dragon --accept-flake-config
-
-    - name: Build laptop
-      run: |
-        nix shell nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -c nixos-rebuild build --flake .#foxtrot --accept-flake-config
-
-    - name: Build default devShell
-      run: |
-        nix develop . --build 
-
-    # - name: Save nix store
-    #   uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-    #   with:
-    #     path: /nix/store
-    #     key: ${{ steps.cache-nix-store.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/nix-flake-check.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/nix-flake-check.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 021d09d..0000000
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/nix-flake-check.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-on: [push]
-jobs:
-  check:
-    runs-on: nixos-host
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        
-    # cache not needed since we now run on the host directly
-    # - name: Load cached nix store
-    #   id: cache-nix-store
-    #   uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-    #   with:
-    #     path: /nix/store
-    #     key: ${{ runner.os }}-nix-store
-
-    - name: Check nix flake
-      run: |
-        nix flake check
-
-    # - name: Save nix store
-    #   uses: actions/cache/save@v4
-    #   with:
-    #     path: /nix/store
-    #     key: ${{ steps.cache-nix-store.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/pre-merge.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a85cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/pre-merge.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  build-host:
+    runs-on: nix-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        info:
+          - host: beefcake
+          - host: router
+          - host: dragon
+          - host: foxtrot
+          - host: flipflop
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Build host
+      run: |
+        nix shell nixpkgs#nixos-rebuild -c nixos-rebuild build --flake .#${{ matrix.info.host }} --accept-flake-config
+
+  build-devshell:
+    runs-on: nix-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Build default devShell
+      run: |
+        nix develop . --build --accept-flake-config
+
+  flake-check:
+    runs-on: nix-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Check nix flake
+      run: |
+        nix flake check --accept-flake-config
diff --git a/packages/hosts/beefcake.nix b/packages/hosts/beefcake.nix
index 8a0a5c1..ad8ac42 100644
--- a/packages/hosts/beefcake.nix
+++ b/packages/hosts/beefcake.nix
@@ -1065,11 +1065,11 @@
             };
             labels = [
               # type ":host" does not depend on docker/podman/lxc
-              "podman"
-              "nix-2.24.12:docker://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix:forgejo-actions-container-2.24.12"
-              "nix-latest:docker://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix:forgejo-actions-container-latest"
               # "beefcake:host"
               # "nixos-host:host"
+              # "podman"
+              "nix-2.24.12:docker://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix:forgejo-actions-container-2.24.12"
+              "nix-latest:docker://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix:forgejo-actions-container-latest"
             ];
             tokenFile = config.sops.secrets."forgejo-runner.env".path;
             hostPackages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f841335..1a741fa 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 Nix for <code>lytedev</code>
 </h1>
 
-[![flake check status](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/badges/workflows/nix-flake-check.yaml/badge.svg)](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/actions?workflow=nix-flake-check.yaml)
-[![build status](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/badges/workflows/nix-build.yaml/badge.svg)](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/actions?workflow=nix-build.yaml)
+[![pre-merge status](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/badges/workflows/pre-merge.yaml/badge.svg)](https://git.lyte.dev/lytedev/nix/actions?workflow=pre-merge.yaml)
 
 </div>