diff --git a/.github/workflows/project_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/project_ci.yml
index f6e64b01..86e532ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/project_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/project_ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # 1) List all caches for this repo using the Github CLI: gh api  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" /repos/Lightmatter/django-hydra/actions/caches
 # 2) Delete each cache id from the list, e.g.: gh api --method DELETE  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" /repos/Lightmatter/django-hydra/actions/caches/1
 
-
 name: Project CI
 on: pull_request
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
           path: .venv
           key: venv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/poetry.lock') }}
 
-
       - run: poetry env use ${{ steps.setup_python.outputs.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies if cache does not exist
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: poetry run playwright install
         working-directory: ./sampleapp
 
-      - run: poetry run coverage run --source='.' manage.py test
+      - run: poetry run coverage run --source='.' pytest
         working-directory: ./sampleapp
 
     services:
@@ -94,4 +92,4 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 5
         ports:
-          - 5432:5432
\ No newline at end of file
+          - 5432:5432
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/django_ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/django_ci.yml
index 2e728495..4a1818fb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/django_ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/django_ci.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         run: poetry install --no-interaction --no-root
 
       - run: poetry run playwright install
-      - run: poetry run coverage run --source='.' manage.py test
+      - run: poetry run coverage run --source='.' pytest
       - run: poetry run ./manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 
     services: