diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md
index 65d0ca5db..95484fd6b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Request a Namespace
 about: Request a new namespace for one of your GitHub Orgs
 title: 'namespace: FIXME'
 labels: area/namespace
-assignees: JohnLieske, thedoubl3j
+assignees: JohnLieske, thedoubl3j, alisonlhart
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_lint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3629aa7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_lint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+name: Lint
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+
+  linters:
+
+    # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/355#issuecomment-1335042510
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.6"
+
+      # https://stackoverflow.com/a/72611356
+      - name: downgrade setuptools
+        run: pip install setuptools~=57.5.0
+
+      - name: install requirements
+        run: pip install -r requirements/dev-requirements.txt
+
+      - name: python lint
+        run: make test/flake8
+
+      - name: yaml lint
+        run: make test/yamllint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_unit.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_unit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..198b7585b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_unit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+name: Unit
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'docs/**'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+
+  pytest:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+
+      # - name: Update apt
+      #  run: sudo apt -y update
+
+      # - name: Install LDAP requirements
+      #  run: sudo apt-get install -y libsasl2-dev python3 libldap2-dev libssl-dev build-essential
+
+      - name: Install docker-compose
+        run: pip3 install --upgrade docker-compose
+
+      - name: build the image
+        run: make dev/build
+
+      - name: start the containers
+        run: make dev/up_detached
+
+      - name: wait for stack to settle
+        run: sleep 360
+
+      - name: start the tests
+        run: make dev/test
diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index 29d6c1cf7..86d7a5105 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ ignore: |
 
 rules:
   line-length: disable
+  truthy: disable
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a514f01b9..cf810e59e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ dev/test:
 # Other option are:
 # - install side packages globally or
 # - call tools using python api instead of shell commands.
-	@$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) exec galaxy bash -c '\
+	@$(DOCKER_COMPOSE) exec -T galaxy bash -c '\
 		source $(GALAXY_VENV)/bin/activate; \
 		export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=galaxy.settings.testing; \
 		pytest galaxy \
diff --git a/galaxy/api/serializers/roles.py b/galaxy/api/serializers/roles.py
index eb89c8f5c..b309216de 100644
--- a/galaxy/api/serializers/roles.py
+++ b/galaxy/api/serializers/roles.py
@@ -108,15 +108,29 @@ def get_summary_fields(self, obj):
             name=obj.content_type.name,
             description=obj.content_type.description)
         d['dependencies'] = [str(g) for g in obj.dependencies.all()]
-        d['namespace'] = dict(
-            id=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.pk,
-            name=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.name,
-            avatar_url=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.avatar_url,
-            location=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.location,
-            company=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.company,
-            email=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.email,
-            html_url=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.html_url,
-            is_vendor=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.is_vendor)
+        if obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace is not None:
+            a_url = obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.avatar_url,
+            d['namespace'] = dict(
+                id=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.pk,
+                name=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.name,
+                avatar_url=a_url,
+                location=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.location,
+                company=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.company,
+                email=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.email,
+                html_url=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.html_url,
+                is_vendor=obj.repository.provider_namespace.namespace.is_vendor
+            )
+        else:
+            d['namespace'] = dict(
+                id=None,
+                name=None,
+                avatar_url=None,
+                location=None,
+                company=None,
+                email=None,
+                html_url=None,
+                is_vendor=None
+            )
         d['platforms'] = [
             dict(name=g.name, release=g.release) for g in obj.platforms.all()]
         d['provider_namespace'] = dict(