diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
index d0b20eaff6..d9559737d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_action_test_suite.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
         include:
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
-    timeout-minutes: 35
+    timeout-minutes: 45
 
     services:
       postgres:
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/game_systems/puzzles/tests.py b/evennia/contrib/game_systems/puzzles/tests.py
index d3871cadd0..22ebeae193 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/game_systems/puzzles/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/game_systems/puzzles/tests.py
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ Testing puzzles.
 import itertools
 import re
 
-from mock import Mock
-
 from evennia.commands.default.tests import BaseEvenniaCommandTest
 from evennia.utils import search
 from evennia.utils.create import create_object
+from mock import Mock
 
 from . import puzzles
 
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ class TestPuzzles(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
         def _keys(items):
             return [item["key"] for item in items]
 
-        recipes = search.search_script_tag("", category=puzzles._PUZZLES_TAG_CATEGORY)
+        recipes = search.search_script_tag(category=puzzles._PUZZLES_TAG_CATEGORY)
         self.assertEqual(expected_count, len(recipes))
         self.assertEqual(name, recipes[expected_count - 1].db.puzzle_name)
         self.assertEqual(parts, _keys(recipes[expected_count - 1].db.parts))