diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e829b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+name: "test"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+  pull_request: {}
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: make test
diff --git a/git-secrets b/git-secrets
index 484d141..bcf7ac8 100755
--- a/git-secrets
+++ b/git-secrets
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ prepare_commit_msg_hook() {
 
 install_hook() {
   local path="$1" hook="$2" cmd="$3" dest
-  # Determines the approriate path for a hook to be installed
+  # Determines the appropriate path for a hook to be installed
   if [ -d "${path}/hooks/${hook}.d" ]; then
     dest="${path}/hooks/${hook}.d/git-secrets"
   else
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ install_hook() {
   echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > "${dest}"
   echo "git secrets --${cmd} -- \"\$@\"" >> "${dest}"
   chmod +x "${dest}"
-  say "$(tput setaf 2)✓$(tput sgr 0) Installed ${hook} hook to ${dest}"
+  [ -t 1 ] && command -v tput &> /dev/null && echo -n "$(tput setaf 2)✓$(tput sgr 0) "
+  echo "Installed ${hook} hook to ${dest}"
 }
 
 install_all_hooks() {
diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index cf67b8e..9377b33 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup_repo() {
   delete_repo
   mkdir -p $TEST_REPO
   cd $TEST_REPO
-  git init
+  git init --initial-branch=master
   git config --local --add secrets.patterns '@todo'
   git config --local --add secrets.patterns 'forbidden|me'
   git config --local --add secrets.patterns 'WHITE SPACE'