diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml
index 8390041b..7e42aded 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,25 @@ name: Check Spelling
 
 # Only allow manual run of this workflow from the Actions tab
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    # Run for all PRs to develop - means PR cannot merge until unit tests pass
+    branches:
+      - develop
+      - main
+    # Skip non-code changes
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'integrations/**'
+      - 'swirl-infra/**'
+      - 'db.sqlite3.dist'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  checks: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/swirl/connectors/verify_ssl_common.py b/swirl/connectors/verify_ssl_common.py
index 23942457..5e6c2c54 100644
--- a/swirl/connectors/verify_ssl_common.py
+++ b/swirl/connectors/verify_ssl_common.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def get_creds(self, def_verify_certs=False):
 
         for cre in cred_list:
             if cre.startswith('bearer='):
-                # handle this speacial becauase tokens have '=' sign in them
+                # handle this special becauase tokens have '=' sign in them
                 bearer = cre[len('bearer='):]
                 if not bearer:
                     self.log_invalid_credentials()