diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f1a4fa9b6..9d93b8530 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: test if api works
       run: poetry run python examples/api/jigen_dann_transformer.py
     - name: Generate coverage report
-      run: rm -r zoutput && poetry run pytest --cov=domainlab tests/ --cov-report=xml
+      run: rm -rf zoutput && poetry run pytest --cov=domainlab tests/ --cov-report=xml
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
       with:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         CODECOV_TOKEN: 02ecb3ac-b7ce-4ea4-90a2-961c3d1a1030
     - name: check if readme yaml works
-      run: rm -r zoutput && python main_out.py -c ./examples/conf/vlcs_diva_mldg_dial.yaml
+      run: rm -rf zoutput && python main_out.py -c ./examples/conf/vlcs_diva_mldg_dial.yaml
     - name: test if examples in markdown works
       run: bash -x -v scripts/ci_run_examples.sh
     - name: test if benchmark works
diff --git a/domainlab/exp/exp_main.py b/domainlab/exp/exp_main.py
index 12ecea5f5..a033bb734 100755
--- a/domainlab/exp/exp_main.py
+++ b/domainlab/exp/exp_main.py
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ def __init__(self, args, task=None, model=None, observer=None, visitor=AggWriter
         # visitor must be initialized last after trainer is initialized
         self.experiment_duration = None
         self.model.set_saver(self.visitor)
-
+        
     def execute(self, num_epochs=None):
         """
         train model
         check performance by loading persisted model
         """
+        self.model.save()  # cause CI infinite loop when put in initializer? 
         if num_epochs is None:
             num_epochs = self.epochs + 1
         t_0 = datetime.datetime.now()