diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f0b9b36..da08f40 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ steps:
   image: python
   commands:
   - pip install -r requirements_test.txt
-  - ./scripts/setup.sh
-  - ./scripts/tests.sh
+  - ./scripts/CI/setup.sh
+  - ./scripts/CI/test.sh
+  - ./scripts/CI/lint.sh
 
   settings:
     username:
diff --git a/lockbox/lockbox/settings.py b/lockbox/lockbox/settings.py
index 53f85a0..dd62e96 100644
--- a/lockbox/lockbox/settings.py
+++ b/lockbox/lockbox/settings.py
@@ -11,10 +11,19 @@ load_dotenv()
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 
+# Configs loaded from env or defaults
 SECRET_KEY = get_config("SECRET_KEY")
 DEBUG = get_config("DEBUG")
-
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = get_config("ALLOWED_HOSTS")
+DB_SQLITE_ABSOLUTE_PATH = get_config("DB_SQLITE_ABSOLUTE_PATH")
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
+    },
+}
+
 
 # Application definition
 
@@ -64,19 +73,6 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'lockbox.wsgi.application'
 
-
-# Database
-
-DB_SQLITE_ABSOLUTE_PATH = get_config("DB_SQLITE_ABSOLUTE_PATH")
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
-        'NAME': BASE_DIR / 'db.sqlite3',
-    },
-}
-
-
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
@@ -110,7 +106,11 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
 ]
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
 STATIC_URL = 'static/'
-STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
+STORAGES = {
+    "staticfiles": {
+        "BACKEND": "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage",
+    },
+}
 
 # Storage
 MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "media"
diff --git a/lockbox/storage/serializers.py b/lockbox/storage/serializers.py
index 96601b0..5445205 100644
--- a/lockbox/storage/serializers.py
+++ b/lockbox/storage/serializers.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class FileChunkSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         file = File.objects.get(lid=data["file"])
 
         if data["size"] > file.max_size_chunk_bytes:
-            detail = f"'size' param is larger than max chunk size for file, {data["size"]} > {file.max_size_chunk_bytes}"
+            detail = f"'size' param is larger than max chunk size for file:\
+                {data["size"]} > {file.max_size_chunk_bytes}"
             raise serializers.ValidationError(detail)
         return data
diff --git a/lockbox/storage/views_api.py b/lockbox/storage/views_api.py
index c1246cf..cc2a3dd 100644
--- a/lockbox/storage/views_api.py
+++ b/lockbox/storage/views_api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from common.constants import (
     UPLOAD_STATUS_TYPES,
 )
-from common.utils import get_config
+
+# from common.utils import get_config
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.response import Response
diff --git a/lockbox/user/tests/test_user.py b/lockbox/user/tests/test_user.py
index d51d2f1..e7a9a41 100644
--- a/lockbox/user/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/lockbox/user/tests/test_user.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
+from user.models import LockboxUser
+
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db()
 class TestUser:
@@ -7,4 +9,6 @@ class TestUser:
     Test user related functions are working correctly.
     """
     def test_stub(self):
-        assert True
+        user = LockboxUser.objects.create(alias="TestUser", username="meow")
+        loaded_user = LockboxUser.objects.filter(alias="TestUser").first()
+        assert  user.lid == loaded_user.lid
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 830bed4..a80347d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ exclude = [
     ".pyenv*",
     ".git",
     ".venv",
+    "manage.py",
 ]
 force-exclude = true
 
diff --git a/scripts/CI/lint.sh b/scripts/CI/lint.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36dd2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/CI/lint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cd lockbox
+ruff check  --config=./pyproject.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/CI/setup.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/setup.sh
rename to scripts/CI/setup.sh
diff --git a/scripts/CI/test.sh b/scripts/CI/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e42fe9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/CI/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cd lockbox
+pytest --cov=. --cov-report term-missing --reuse-db
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 05819f3..0000000
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-cd lockbox
-pytest --cov=. --cov-report term-missing
\ No newline at end of file