diff --git a/.github/workflows/pyscal.yml b/.github/workflows/pyscal.yml
index b0254e57..cb8eb67e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pyscal.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pyscal.yml
@@ -41,18 +41,33 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
       - name: Install pyscal with dependencies
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install .[tests]
 
       - name: List all installed packages
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         run: pip freeze
 
-      - name: Check code style and typing
+      - name: Lint with black
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         run: |
           black --check --force-exclude="pyscal/version.py" pyscal/*py tests/test_*py setup.py docs/conf.py
+
+      - name: Lint with flake8
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
           flake8 pyscal tests
+
+      - name: Lint with isort
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
           isort --check-only --profile black pyscal tests
+
+      - name: Check typing with mypy
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: |
           mypy pyscal
 
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/pyscal/__init__.py b/pyscal/__init__.py
index f4557bc6..0c3f0bb7 100644
--- a/pyscal/__init__.py
+++ b/pyscal/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """pyscal"""
+# isort: skip_file
 
 import logging
 import sys
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9edfb97c..6b09e7e7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ universal = 1
 test=pytest
 
 [flake8]
-exclude = docs, pyscal/__init__.py
+exclude = docs, pyscal/__init__.py, pyscal/version.py
 max-line-length = 88
 ignore = E741, W503, E203
 # E203: "whitespace before ':'", added due to conflict with black