diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 783e9da..41b2cd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,27 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Set environment variables
+      env:
+        DEMO_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEMO_API_TOKEN }}
+        DEMO_APIACCOUNT: ${{ vars.DEMO_APIACCOUNT }}
+        DEMO_APIURL: ${{ vars.DEMO_APIURL }}
+      run: |
+        echo "Environment variables set:"
+        echo "DEMO_API_TOKEN=${{ secrets.DEMO_API_TOKEN }}" # Avoid printing sensitive secrets in real workflows
+        echo "DEMO_APIACCOUNT=${{ vars.DEMO_APIACCOUNT }}"
+        echo "DEMO_APIURL=${{ vars.DEMO_APIURL }}"
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install flake8 pytest
+        python -m pip install flake8 pytest python-dotenv
         if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
     - name: Test with pytest
+      env:
+        APITOKEN: ${{ secrets.DEMO_API_TOKEN }}
+        APIACCOUNT: ${{ vars.DEMO_APIACCOUNT }}
+        APIURL: ${{ vars.DEMO_APIURL }}
       run: |
-        #pytest ./tests
-        pytest ./src/ --doctest-modules -v 
+        pytest ./tests/
+        pytest ./src/ --doctest-modules -v
+
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad7af29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+        "tests"
+    ],
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
+}
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diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 3f69802..d168c39 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## v0.0.2.8
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Core: __append_per_page: exclude auto append for /me
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Request: request.workflow is now a Workflow object instead of a dict --> request.workflow.id instead of request.workflow['id']
+
 ## v0.0.2.7
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 825d698..c7e5e4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "xurrent"
-version = "0.0.2.7"
+version = "0.0.2.8"
 authors = [
   { name="Fabian Steiner", email="fabian@stei-ner.net" },
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5e40a10..663bd1f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-pytest
 requests
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diff --git a/src/xurrent/core.py b/src/xurrent/core.py
index 20dcc12..987835a 100644
--- a/src/xurrent/core.py
+++ b/src/xurrent/core.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations  # Needed for forward references
-import logging
 import requests
+import logging
 import json
 import re
 
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ def __append_per_page(self, uri, per_page=100):
         'https://api.example.com/tasks?per_page=100'
         >>> helper._XurrentApiHelper__append_per_page('https://api.example.com/tasks?per_page=50', 100)
         'https://api.example.com/tasks?per_page=50'
+        >>> helper._XurrentApiHelper__append_per_page('https://api.example.com/people/me', 100)
+        'https://api.example.com/people/me'
 
         """
         if '?' in uri and not 'per_page=' in uri:
             return f'{uri}&per_page={per_page}'
-        elif not re.search(r'\d$', uri) and not 'per_page=' in uri:
+        elif not re.search(r'\d$', uri) and not 'per_page=' in uri and not uri.endswith('me'):
             if uri.endswith('/'):
                 uri = uri[:-1]
             return f'{uri}?per_page={per_page}'
diff --git a/src/xurrent/requests.py b/src/xurrent/requests.py
index 85cbb3d..72ec312 100644
--- a/src/xurrent/requests.py
+++ b/src/xurrent/requests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import annotations  # Needed for forward references
 from .core import XurrentApiHelper
 from .core import JsonSerializableDict
 from enum import Enum
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  service_instance: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
                  created_at: Optional[datetime] = None,
                  updated_at: Optional[datetime] = None,
+                 workflow: Optional[Workflow] = None,
                  **kwargs):
         self.id = id
         self._connection_object = connection_object  # Private attribute for connection object
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.service_instance = service_instance
         self.created_at = created_at
         self.updated_at = updated_at
+        if(workflow):
+            from .workflows import Workflow
+            self.workflow = Workflow.from_data(connection_object, workflow)
         # Initialize any additional attributes
         for key, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
diff --git a/tests/core_test.py b/tests/core_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97a1726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import pytest
+import os
+import sys
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Add the `../src` directory to sys.path
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../src")))
+
+# Now you can import the module
+from xurrent.core import XurrentApiHelper
+from xurrent.people import Person
+
+# FILE: src/xurrent/test_core.py
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def x_api_helper():
+    # Retrieve environment variables
+    # Load .env file only if the environment variables are not already set
+    if not os.getenv("APITOKEN") or not os.getenv("APIACCOUNT") or not os.getenv("APIURL"):
+        load_dotenv()
+    api_token = os.getenv("APITOKEN")  # Fetches DEMO_API_TOKEN, returns None if not set
+    api_account = os.getenv("APIACCOUNT")
+    api_url = os.getenv("APIURL")
+
+    # Check if the environment variables are properly set
+    if not all([api_token, api_account, api_url]):
+        raise EnvironmentError("One or more environment variables are missing.")
+    helper = XurrentApiHelper(api_url, api_token, api_account, True)
+    return helper
+
+def test_api_helper_setup(x_api_helper):
+    api_token = os.getenv("APITOKEN")  # Fetches DEMO_API_TOKEN, returns None if not set
+    api_account = os.getenv("APIACCOUNT")
+    api_url = os.getenv("APIURL")
+    assert x_api_helper is not None
+    assert x_api_helper.base_url == api_url
+    assert x_api_helper.api_account == api_account
+
+    #check if the api_user is an instance of Person and has an id, which is int
+    assert isinstance(x_api_helper.api_user, Person)
+    assert x_api_helper.api_user.id is not None
+    assert isinstance(x_api_helper.api_user.id, int)
+    
+    
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