diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_check.yml
index 2eece7c25..326c04df5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_check.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,26 @@ jobs:
           # that --no-build-isolation works (avoids a redundant isolated env).
           pip install "meson-python" "meson" "cython" "numpy"
 
+      - name: Install runtime dependencies (excluding wxpython)
+        run: |
+          # pymecompress must be built with --no-build-isolation to see the already-installed numpy.
+          pip install --no-build-isolation pymecompress
+          # Read remaining deps from pyproject.toml; skip wxpython (requires a display)
+          # and pymecompress.
+          python - <<'EOF'
+          import tomllib, subprocess, sys
+          with open('pyproject.toml', 'rb') as f:
+              deps = tomllib.load(f)['project']['dependencies']
+          skip = {'wxpython', 'pymecompress'}
+          deps = [d for d in deps if not any(d.lower().startswith(s) for s in skip)]
+          subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install'] + deps)
+          EOF
+
       - name: Build and install package
         run: |
           # --no-build-isolation reuses the build deps installed above.
-          pip install --no-build-isolation .
+          # --no-deps avoids pip trying to install wxpython at this stage.
+          pip install --no-build-isolation --no-deps .
 
       - name: Install test dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/PYME/Acquire/meson.build b/PYME/Acquire/meson.build
index 4152b41c0..92aaf4d4b 100644
--- a/PYME/Acquire/meson.build
+++ b/PYME/Acquire/meson.build
@@ -157,45 +157,45 @@ py_sources = files(
 py.install_sources(py_sources, subdir:'PYME/Acquire/htsms')
 
 scripts_files = files(
-     'scripts/init.py',
-     'scripts/init_N1_Ti_Exeter_ZIx.py',
-     'scripts/init_N2_Ti_Zyla_lasers.py',
-     'scripts/init_Neo.py',
-     'scripts/init_NeoSim.py',
-     'scripts/init_TIRF.py',
-     'scripts/init_TIRF_Neo.py',
-     'scripts/init_TIRF_NeoO.py',
-     'scripts/init_TIRF_onecam.py',
-     'scripts/init_Ti.py',
-     'scripts/init_UOA_n.py',
-     'scripts/init_UOA_n2.py',
-     'scripts/init_Y1.py',
-     'scripts/init_Zyla.py',
-     'scripts/init_drift_tracking.py',
-     'scripts/init_emccd_basic.py',
-     'scripts/init_htsms.py',
-     'scripts/init_htsms_focus_lock.py',
-     'scripts/init_micrpi.py',
-     'scripts/init_orca.py',
-     'scripts/init_pco.py',
-     'scripts/init_rev.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim100.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim103.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim2.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim50.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim75.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim_drift_tracking.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim_htsms.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim_htsms_n.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim_main.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim_min.py',
-     'scripts/init_sim_rem.py',
-     'scripts/init_smi1.py',
-     'scripts/init_spectro.py',
-     'scripts/init_spim.py',
-     'scripts/init_thorcam.py',
-     'scripts/init_twophoton.py',
-     'scripts/init_uc480.py',
-     'scripts/init_ueye.py',
+     'Scripts/init.py',
+     'Scripts/init_N1_Ti_Exeter_ZIx.py',
+     'Scripts/init_N2_Ti_Zyla_lasers.py',
+     'Scripts/init_Neo.py',
+     'Scripts/init_NeoSim.py',
+     'Scripts/init_TIRF.py',
+     'Scripts/init_TIRF_Neo.py',
+     'Scripts/init_TIRF_NeoO.py',
+     'Scripts/init_TIRF_onecam.py',
+     'Scripts/init_Ti.py',
+     'Scripts/init_UOA_n.py',
+     'Scripts/init_UOA_n2.py',
+     'Scripts/init_Y1.py',
+     'Scripts/init_Zyla.py',
+     'Scripts/init_drift_tracking.py',
+     'Scripts/init_emccd_basic.py',
+     'Scripts/init_htsms.py',
+     'Scripts/init_htsms_focus_lock.py',
+     'Scripts/init_micrpi.py',
+     'Scripts/init_orca.py',
+     'Scripts/init_pco.py',
+     'Scripts/init_rev.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim100.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim103.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim2.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim50.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim75.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim_drift_tracking.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim_htsms.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim_htsms_n.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim_main.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim_min.py',
+     'Scripts/init_sim_rem.py',
+     'Scripts/init_smi1.py',
+     'Scripts/init_spectro.py',
+     'Scripts/init_spim.py',
+     'Scripts/init_thorcam.py',
+     'Scripts/init_twophoton.py',
+     'Scripts/init_uc480.py',
+     'Scripts/init_ueye.py',
 )
 py.install_sources(scripts_files, subdir:'PYME/Acquire/Scripts')
diff --git a/PYME/cluster/PYMERuleServer.py b/PYME/cluster/PYMERuleServer.py
index 458bbeca6..42c2ecccb 100644
--- a/PYME/cluster/PYMERuleServer.py
+++ b/PYME/cluster/PYMERuleServer.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 LOG_STREAMS = True
 
-
+2+2
 
 def log_stream(stream, logger):
     while LOG_STREAMS: