diff --git a/forge/forgeflux/src/lib.rs b/forge/forgeflux/src/lib.rs
index 1bd7097..316abe9 100644
--- a/forge/forgeflux/src/lib.rs
+++ b/forge/forgeflux/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,16 @@ impl PartialEq for ForgeFlux {
 #[async_trait]
 impl SCForge for ForgeFlux {
     async fn is_forge(&self) -> bool {
-        true
+        let u = self.instance_url.clone();
+        let mut node_info_url = self.instance_url.clone();
+        node_info_url.set_path(FORGEFLUX_NODEINFO);
+        let resp = self.client.get(node_info_url).send().await.unwrap();
+        if resp.status() == 200 {
+            let res:  schema::Nodeinfo = resp.json().await.unwrap();
+            return res.software.name == FORGEFLUX_IDENTIFIER;
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_url(&self) -> &Url {
@@ -81,9 +90,9 @@ impl SCForge for ForgeFlux {
             }
         }
 
-        let mut tags = Tags::default();
+        let tags = Tags::default();
         let mut users = UserMap::default();
-        let mut internal_users = UserMap::default();
+        let internal_users = UserMap::default();
         let mut repos = Repositories::default();
 
         let instance_url = self.instance_url.clone();
diff --git a/forge/forgeflux/src/schema.rs b/forge/forgeflux/src/schema.rs
index 1f47a7f..a0aeceb 100644
--- a/forge/forgeflux/src/schema.rs
+++ b/forge/forgeflux/src/schema.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ pub struct Repository {
     pub summary: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Hash, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Software {
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Hash, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Nodeinfo {
+    pub software: Software,
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/pages/auth/add.rs b/src/pages/auth/add.rs
index 8c93d7a..6917e38 100644
--- a/src/pages/auth/add.rs
+++ b/src/pages/auth/add.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ mod tests {
         use crate::errors::ServiceError;
         use crate::pages::auth::add::{AddChallenge, AddChallengePayload, ReadableError};
         use crate::pages::errors::*;
-        use crate::settings::Settings;
+        
 
         #[actix_rt::test]
         async fn add_page_works() {
diff --git a/src/pages/routes.rs b/src/pages/routes.rs
index 6123f65..8fa4e95 100644
--- a/src/pages/routes.rs
+++ b/src/pages/routes.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ pub struct Auth {
     pub verify: &'static str,
 }
 
+impl Default for Auth {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Auth {
     /// create new instance of Authentication route
     pub const fn new() -> Auth {
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 6573092..ba07200 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -318,60 +318,6 @@ fn set_separator_field(mut s: ConfigBuilder<DefaultState>) -> ConfigBuilder<Defa
     s
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::utils::get_random;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn root_dir_is_created_test() {
-        let dir;
-        loop {
-            let mut tmp = env::temp_dir();
-            tmp = tmp.join(get_random(10));
-
-            if tmp.exists() {
-                continue;
-            } else {
-                dir = tmp;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        let repo = Repository {
-            root: dir.to_str().unwrap().to_owned(),
-        };
-
-        repo.create_root_dir();
-        assert!(dir.exists());
-        assert!(dir.is_dir());
-        let file = dir.join("foo");
-        fs::write(&file, "foo").unwrap();
-        repo.create_root_dir();
-        assert!(dir.exists());
-        assert!(dir.is_dir());
-
-        assert!(file.exists());
-        assert!(file.is_file());
-
-        let repo = Repository {
-            root: file.to_str().unwrap().to_owned(),
-        };
-
-        repo.create_root_dir();
-        assert!(file.exists());
-        assert!(file.is_dir());
-
-        let mut license_path = Path::new(&repo.root).to_path_buf();
-        license_path.push(LICENSE_FILE);
-        assert!(license_path.exists());
-        assert!(license_path.is_file());
-        assert!(fs::read_to_string(license_path)
-            .unwrap()
-            .contains(CC0_LICENSE_TXT));
-    }
-}
-
 const CC0_LICENSE_TXT: &str = r#"
 Creative Commons Legal Code
 
@@ -497,3 +443,57 @@ express Statement of Purpose.
 "#;
 
 const LICENSE_FILE: &str = "LICENSE.txt";
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::utils::get_random;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn root_dir_is_created_test() {
+        let dir;
+        loop {
+            let mut tmp = env::temp_dir();
+            tmp = tmp.join(get_random(10));
+
+            if tmp.exists() {
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                dir = tmp;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let repo = Repository {
+            root: dir.to_str().unwrap().to_owned(),
+        };
+
+        repo.create_root_dir();
+        assert!(dir.exists());
+        assert!(dir.is_dir());
+        let file = dir.join("foo");
+        fs::write(&file, "foo").unwrap();
+        repo.create_root_dir();
+        assert!(dir.exists());
+        assert!(dir.is_dir());
+
+        assert!(file.exists());
+        assert!(file.is_file());
+
+        let repo = Repository {
+            root: file.to_str().unwrap().to_owned(),
+        };
+
+        repo.create_root_dir();
+        assert!(file.exists());
+        assert!(file.is_dir());
+
+        let mut license_path = Path::new(&repo.root).to_path_buf();
+        license_path.push(LICENSE_FILE);
+        assert!(license_path.exists());
+        assert!(license_path.is_file());
+        assert!(fs::read_to_string(license_path)
+            .unwrap()
+            .contains(CC0_LICENSE_TXT));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/spider.rs b/src/spider.rs
index 92012b0..b9af804 100644
--- a/src/spider.rs
+++ b/src/spider.rs
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ impl Ctx {
     pub async fn crawl(&self, instance_url: &Url, db: &BoxDB, federate: &ArcFederate) {
         info!("[crawl][{instance_url}] Init crawling");
         let forge: Box<dyn SCForge> =
-            Box::new(Gitea::new(instance_url.clone(), self.client.clone()));
+            Box::new(ForgeFlux::new(instance_url.clone(), self.client.clone()));
         let forge = if forge.is_forge().await {
             forge
         } else {
-            let forgeflux = Box::new(ForgeFlux::new(instance_url.clone(), self.client.clone()));
-            if forgeflux.is_forge().await {
-                forgeflux
+            let gitea = Box::new(Gitea::new(instance_url.clone(), self.client.clone()));
+            if gitea.is_forge().await {
+                gitea
             } else {
                 unimplemented!("Forge type unimplemented");
             }
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index cbf6bce..ab0e090 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 use std::env;
-pub use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::ctx::Ctx;
 pub use crate::db::BoxDB;
@@ -58,6 +57,10 @@ pub mod sqlx_sqlite {
         env::set_var("DATABASE_URL", &url);
         println!("found db url: {url}");
         let tmp_dir = Temp::new_dir().unwrap();
+        let d = tmp_dir.as_path();
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(d);
+        let _ = std::fs::create_dir(d);
+
         env::set_var("STARCHART__REPOSITORY__ROOT", tmp_dir.to_str().unwrap());
 
         let mut settings = Settings::new().unwrap();