diff --git a/.coverage b/.coverage
index c94310c..1114189 100644
Binary files a/.coverage and b/.coverage differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 80cad71..749cb12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Dependency Security Audit
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ "master" ]
+    branches: [ "dev" ]
 
 jobs:
   security-scan:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b8e389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Auto Merge PR
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Automatically Merge PR
+        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.16.4
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MY_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
+          MERGE_METHOD: merge # or 'squash' or 'rebase'
+          MERGE_LABELS: ""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test.yml b/.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml
similarity index 60%
rename from .github/workflows/run_test.yml
rename to .github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml
index d4d63c1..105cf0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_pull_request.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Unit Tests
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
+      - dev
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -60,3 +60,33 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir logs
           pytest -s
+
+  create_pull_request:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      needs: test  # This creates the dependency link
+      if: github.actor == 'brianobot'
+      permissions:
+        contents: write
+        pull-requests: write
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MY_PERSONAL_TOKEN }}
+      steps:
+        - name: Checkout Code
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+        - name: Create Pull Request
+          run: |
+            # Check if a PR already exists from dev to master
+            PR_EXISTS=$(gh pr list --head dev --base master --state open --json number -q '.[0].number')
+
+            if [ -z "$PR_EXISTS" ]; then
+              echo "No open PR found. Creating a new one..."
+              gh pr create \
+                --head dev \
+                --base master \
+                --title "Auto-PR: Dev to Master" \
+                --body "Automated PR triggered by push from ${{ github.actor }}" \
+                --assignee "${{ github.actor }}"
+            else
+              echo "PR already exists: #$PR_EXISTS. Skipping creation."
+            fi
diff --git a/app/middlewares.py b/app/middlewares.py
index 400fc94..a20409b 100644
--- a/app/middlewares.py
+++ b/app/middlewares.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ async def log_request_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
     log_dict = {
         "url": request.url.path,
         "method": request.method,
-        "process_time": f"{(time.time() - start):.2f}s",
         "status_code": response.status_code,
+        "process_time": f"{(time.time() - start):.2f}s",
     }
 
     logger.info(log_dict)
diff --git a/app/models/tests/factories.py b/app/models/tests/factories.py
index ef5fb10..33e3667 100644
--- a/app/models/tests/factories.py
+++ b/app/models/tests/factories.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
 
 class UserFactory(factory.alchemy.SQLAlchemyModelFactory):
-    class Meta:
+    class Meta:  # type: ignore
         model = UserDB
         sqlalchemy_session_factory = TestingSessionLocal
         sqlalchemy_session_persistence = "commit"
 
-    email = faker.email().lower()
+    email = factory.Faker("email")  # type: ignore
     password = get_password_hash("password")
diff --git a/app/routers/tests/conftest.py b/app/routers/tests/conftest.py
index 5bff8a8..98e1903 100644
--- a/app/routers/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/app/routers/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-async def signup_data() -> dict:
+async def signup_data() -> dict[str, str]:
     return {
         "email": faker.email(),
         "password": faker.password(length=8),
diff --git a/app/routers/tests/test_auth.py b/app/routers/tests/test_auth.py
index f9e2a22..92fba2d 100644
--- a/app/routers/tests/test_auth.py
+++ b/app/routers/tests/test_auth.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from app.main import app
 from app.models import User as UserDB
+from app.redis_manager import redis_manager
 from app.schemas.auth import UserModel
 
 
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ async def sign_up_user(signup_data: dict):
 
 async def mutate_cache_item(key: str, value: dict):
     # to be used as a side effect to mutate cache item
-    from app.redis_manager import redis_manager
 
     redis_manager.cache_json_item(key, value)
 
@@ -78,15 +78,19 @@ async def test_initiate_password_reset(client: AsyncClient, signup_data: dict):
 
 
 async def test_verify_reset_password_otp(client: AsyncClient, user: UserDB):
-    await mutate_cache_item(f"reset-code-{user.email}", {"code": "0000"})
-    data = {"email": user.email, "code": "0000"}
-    response: Response = await client.post("/v1/auth/verify_password_reset", json=data)
+    # Seed the value to be validated against
+    redis_manager.cache_json_item(f"reset-code-{user.email}", {"code": "0000"})
+    verification_data = {"email": user.email, "code": "0000"}
+    response: Response = await client.post(
+        "/v1/auth/verify_password_reset", json=verification_data
+    )
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert response.json().get("detail") == "Code is Correct"
+    assert response.json().get("detail") == "Verification is Successful"
 
 
 async def test_reset_password(client: AsyncClient, user: UserDB):
-    await mutate_cache_item(f"reset-code-{user.email}", {"code": "0000"})
+    # Seed the value to be validated against
+    redis_manager.cache_json_item(f"reset-code-{user.email}", {"code": "0000"})
     data = {"new_password": "password", "email": user.email, "code": "0000"}
     response: Response = await client.post("/v1/auth/reset_password", json=data)
     assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@ async def test_reset_password(client: AsyncClient, user: UserDB):
 
 
 async def test_reset_password_fails(client: AsyncClient, user: UserDB):
-    await mutate_cache_item(f"reset-code-{user.email}", {"code": "0000"})
+    # Seed the value to be validated against
+    redis_manager.cache_json_item(f"reset-code-{user.email}", {"code": "0000"})
     data = {"new_password": "password", "email": user.email, "code": "1111"}
     response: Response = await client.post("/v1/auth/reset_password", json=data)
     assert response.status_code == 400
@@ -146,7 +151,8 @@ async def test_logout(client: AsyncClient, auth_header: dict[str, str]):
 
 
 async def test_get_user_detail(
-    client: AsyncClient, user: UserDB, auth_header: dict[str, str]
+    client: AsyncClient,
+    auth_header: dict[str, str],
 ):
     response: Response = await client.get("/v1/auth/me", headers=auth_header)
     assert response.status_code == 200
diff --git a/app/services/auth.py b/app/services/auth.py
index 7bb41c7..5ae6087 100644
--- a/app/services/auth.py
+++ b/app/services/auth.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async def verify_reset_password_otp(code: str, email: str, session: AsyncSession
     if not user:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Invalid Reset Code")
 
-    return {"detail": "Code is Correct"}
+    return {"detail": "Verification is Successful"}
 
 
 async def reset_password(
diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 8e9e2ff..9d281b6 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ async def user(session: AsyncSession):
     session.add(user)
     await session.commit()
     await session.refresh(user)
+    await session.flush()
     return user