diff --git a/.docker/docker_start_script.sh b/.docker/docker_start_script.sh
index f4bc17032..daf82b32e 100644
--- a/.docker/docker_start_script.sh
+++ b/.docker/docker_start_script.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 
 #TODO: start cron jobs
 # change python environment
+echo "Starting up e-mission-environment..."
 source setup/activate.sh
 
 # launch the webapp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml b/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
index 9fd15dfa0..9fbaa04f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image_build_push.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: docker image
 # events but only for the master branch
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ image-push-merge ]
+    branches: [ consolidate-differences ]
 
 
 # Env variable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/osx-ubuntu-manual-install.yml b/.github/workflows/osx-ubuntu-manual-install.yml
index e6ecf0ddc..00db6f1f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osx-ubuntu-manual-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osx-ubuntu-manual-install.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ name: osx-ubuntu-manual-install
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-        - master
-        - gis-based-mode-detection
+        # - master
+        # - gis-based-mode-detection
+        - consolidate-differences
   pull_request:
     branches:
-        - master
+        # - master
         - gis-based-mode-detection
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-default-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-default-action.yml
index 424e5bee1..15b38e593 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-default-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-default-action.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-        - master
-        - gis-based-mode-detection
+        # - master
+        # - gis-based-mode-detection
+        - consolidate-differences
   pull_request:
     branches:
-        - master
+        # - master
         - gis-based-mode-detection
 
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-with-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test-with-docker.yml
index e38499544..a71fda621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-with-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-with-docker.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ name: test-with-docker
 # events but only for the master branch
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ consolidate-differences ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [ consolidate-differences ]
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
     - cron:  '5 4 * * 0'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-with-manual-install.yml b/.github/workflows/test-with-manual-install.yml
index 4a81eb000..0056cc37a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-with-manual-install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-with-manual-install.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ name: ubuntu-only-test-with-manual-install
 on:
   push:
     branches: 
-        - master
-        - gis-based-mode-detection
+        # - master
+        # - gis-based-mode-detection
+        - consolidate-differences
   pull_request:
     branches: 
-        - master
-        - gis-based-mode-detection
+        # - master
+        # - gis-based-mode-detection
+        - consolidate-differences
   schedule:
     # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
     - cron:  '5 4 * * 0'