diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
index 817c6cf..4d8833e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
-# env:
+env:
+  CICD: true
 #   HEROKU_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.HEROKU_API_KEY }}
 #   HEROKU_APP_NAME: your-heroku-app-name
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aaffaa..515c43f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ Run bash inside the application container. Run ```docker exec -it tournament-api
 
 ### Seed Database
 
-`python3 manage.py shell < seed.py`
\ No newline at end of file
+`python3 manage.py shell < seed.py`
+
+#### Seed Fixtures
+
+`manage.py loaddata fixtures/player.json`
+`manage.py loaddata fixtures/position.json`
+`manage.py loaddata fixtures/tournament.json`
+
diff --git a/tournament_api/settings.py b/tournament_api/settings.py
index 6b10494..4aac916 100644
--- a/tournament_api/settings.py
+++ b/tournament_api/settings.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = os.environ.get('DEBUG', True)
+CICD = os.environ.get('CICD', False)
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = [ 
     'elimination-tournament.onrender.com',
@@ -95,15 +96,15 @@
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'tournament_api.wsgi.application'
 ASGI_APPLICATION = "tournament_api.asgi.application"
-
-CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
-    "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
-        "CONFIG": {
-            "hosts": [("redis", 6379)],
+if not CICD:
+    CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
+        "default": {
+            "BACKEND": "channels_redis.core.RedisChannelLayer",
+            "CONFIG": {
+                "hosts": [("redis", 6379)],
+            },
         },
-    },
-}
+    }
 
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#databases