diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
index 906459d..36301a8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 name: "test"
 run-name: "test"
-on: 
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+on: push
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: [smoketest]
+    runs-on: action
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -19,9 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: "run go install script"
         shell: bash
         env:
-          GO_INSTALL_COMMANDS: github.com/jake-young-dev/kelp@v0.0.9
+          GO_INSTALL_COMMANDS: code.jakeyoungdev.com/jake/mctl@v0.3.4
           GO_INSTALL_ARCH: amd64
-          GO_INSTALL_PURGE: no
         run: |
           chmod +x install.sh
           ./install.sh
@@ -32,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "check go installed command"
         shell: bash
-        run: kelp -v | grep "kelp version v0.0.9"
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+        run: mctl -v | grep "mctl version v0.3.4"
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diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f059cd..0000000
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Comments are left in code using TODO# to track possible implementation location.
-
-TODO1. check current installed version to see if it matches requested install version, only error if they don't match
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diff --git a/action.yaml b/action.yaml
index 0ba21fe..dbe0be6 100644
--- a/action.yaml
+++ b/action.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: "simple and fast install for golang and golang commands on linux wo
 inputs:
   arch:
     description: "Optional, the linux architecture to use when downloading Go files (default: amd64)"
-    required: true
+    required: false
     default: "amd64"
   purge:
     description: "Optional, deletes any previously installed go versions (yes|no)"
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 63cf71a..20ab819 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+#installs any commands set in the command input value
+function installCommands {
+  #if commands input is set pull the input and install them all using 'go install'
+  if [[ "$GO_INSTALL_COMMANDS" != "." ]]; then # "." is used as a default
+    #allows for multiple cmds using |
+    INPUT_ARR=( $GO_INSTALL_COMMANDS )
+    for i in "${INPUT_ARR[@]}"; do
+        echo "Installing go command from ${i}"
+        if go install ${i}; then
+          echo "Command setup for ${i}"
+        else
+          echo "FATAL: Unable to install ${i} with go"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+  fi
+}
+
+#start script
 echo "Starting Golang install"
 
 #validate version and architecture
@@ -30,17 +49,24 @@ echo "Checking if go is already installed"
 # -v writes string that indicates command or command path to output, prevents command not found error
 GO_CHECK=$(command -v go)
 if [[ "$GO_CHECK" ]]; then
-  #if purge flag is set remove old go files
-  if [[ "$GO_INSTALL_PURGE" == "yes" ]]; then
+  #if the version of go matches the requested version, skip
+  GVC=$(go version)
+  if [[ "$GVC" == "go version go${DL_VERSION} linux/${DL_ARCH}" ]]; then
+    echo "Go ${DL_VERSION} already installed, skipping!"
+    installCommands
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  #if the purge flag is not set and version does not match, exit
+  if [[ "$GO_INSTALL_PURGE" != "yes" ]]; then
+    echo "FATAL: The wrong version of Go is already installed, set purge to 'yes' if you wish to update installed version"
+    exit 1
+  else
     echo "Removing old go versions"
     sudo rm -r /usr/bin/go 
     sudo rm -r /usr/bin/gofmt
-  else
-    #TODO1: if installed version matches requested version we can consider the job successful
-    echo "FATAL: Go is already installed, set purge to 'yes' if you wish to update installed version"
-    exit 1
   fi
 fi
+
 echo "Ready for install"
 
 echo "Downloading go files for ${DL_VERSION}/${DL_ARCH}"
@@ -82,17 +108,4 @@ GP=$(go env GOPATH)/bin
 export PATH=$PATH:$GP
 echo "$GP" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
-#if commands input is set pull the input and install them all using 'go install'
-if [[ "$GO_INSTALL_COMMANDS" != "." ]]; then # "." is used as a default
-  #allows for multiple cmds using |
-  INPUT_ARR=( $GO_INSTALL_COMMANDS )
-  for i in "${INPUT_ARR[@]}"; do
-      echo "Installing go command from ${i}"
-      if go install ${i}; then
-        echo "Command setup for ${i}"
-      else
-        echo "FATAL: Unable to install ${i} with go"
-        exit 1
-      fi
-  done
-fi
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+installCommands
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