diff --git a/tests/ci_test.rs b/tests/ci_test.rs
index a74793f..79f4aaa 100644
--- a/tests/ci_test.rs
+++ b/tests/ci_test.rs
@@ -47,22 +47,17 @@ async fn repo(api: &forgejo_api::Forgejo) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     tokio::fs::create_dir("/test_repo").await?;
     let local_repo = git2::Repository::init("/test_repo")?;
     tokio::fs::write("/test_repo/README.md", "# Test\nThis is a test repo").await?;
+
     let mut index = local_repo.index()?;
     index.add_all(["."], git2::IndexAddOption::DEFAULT, None)?;
     index.write()?;
-    let tree = local_repo
-        .find_tree(index.write_tree().unwrap())
-        .unwrap();
+    let tree = local_repo.find_tree(index.write_tree().unwrap())?;
     let author = git2::Signature::now("TestingAdmin", "admin@noreply.example.org").unwrap();
-    let commit_oid = local_repo
-        .commit(None, &author, &author, "bibblybeebly", &tree, &[])
-        .unwrap();
-    let branch = local_repo
-        .branch("main", &local_repo.find_commit(commit_oid).unwrap(), true)
-        .unwrap();
+    let commit_oid = local_repo.commit(None, &author, &author, "bibblybeebly", &tree, &[])?;
+    let branch = local_repo.branch("main", &local_repo.find_commit(commit_oid).unwrap(), true)?;
     let branch_ref = branch.into_reference();
-    let branch_ref_name = branch_ref.name().unwrap();
-    local_repo.set_head(branch_ref_name).unwrap();
+    let branch_ref_name = branch_ref.name().ok_or_else(|| eyre!("branch name not found"))?;
+    local_repo.set_head(branch_ref_name)?;
 
     let repo_opt = forgejo_api::CreateRepoOption {
         auto_init: false,
@@ -87,8 +82,45 @@ async fn repo(api: &forgejo_api::Forgejo) -> eyre::Result<()> {
     });
     let mut push_options = git2::PushOptions::new();
     push_options.remote_callbacks(callbacks);
-    let mut origin = local_repo.remote("origin", remote_repo.clone_url.as_str()).unwrap();
-    origin.push(&[branch_ref_name], Some(&mut push_options)).unwrap();
+    let mut origin = local_repo.remote("origin", remote_repo.clone_url.as_str())?;
+    origin.push(&[branch_ref_name], Some(&mut push_options))?;
+
+    tokio::fs::write("/test_repo/example.rs", "fn add_one(x: u32) -> u32 { x + 1 }").await?;
+    let mut index = local_repo.index()?;
+    index.add_all(["."], git2::IndexAddOption::DEFAULT, None)?;
+    index.write()?;
+    let tree = local_repo.find_tree(index.write_tree().unwrap())?;
+    let commit_oid = local_repo.commit(None, &author, &author, "egg", &tree, &[])?;
+    let branch = local_repo.branch("test", &local_repo.find_commit(commit_oid).unwrap(), true)?;
+    let branch_ref = branch.into_reference();
+    let branch_ref_name = branch_ref.name().ok_or_else(|| eyre!("branch name not found"))?;
+    local_repo.set_head(branch_ref_name)?;
+
+    let pr_opt = forgejo_api::CreatePullRequestOption {
+        assignee: None,
+        assignees: vec!["TestingAdmin".into()],
+        base: "main".into(),
+        body: "This is a test PR".into(),
+        due_date: None,
+        head: "test".into(),
+        labels: Vec::new(),
+        milestone: None,
+        title: "test pr".into(),
+    };
+    let pr = api.create_pr("TestingAdmin", "test", pr_opt).await?;
+    ensure!(!api.is_merged("TestingAdmin", "test", pr.number).await?, "pr should not yet be merged");
+    let merge_opt = forgejo_api::MergePullRequestOption {
+        act: forgejo_api::MergePrAction::Merge,
+        merge_commit_id: None,
+        merge_message_field: None,
+        merge_title_field: None,
+        delete_branch_after_merge: Some(true),
+        force_merge: None,
+        head_commit_id: None,
+        merge_when_checks_succeed: None,
+    };
+    api.merge_pr("TestingAdmin", "test", pr.number, merge_opt).await?;
+    ensure!(api.is_merged("TestingAdmin", "test", pr.number).await?, "pr should be merged");
 
     Ok(())
 }