diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b9db0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: compile
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ devops ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: compile
+        run: g++ -std=c++17 main.cpp
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbcf55a..09dcccc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 
 I like that app too!
 
-This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
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+This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
+
+[![Build C++](https://github.com/willowbrockhoff/autovalidate/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/willowbrockhoff/autovalidate/actions/workflows/build.yml)
+
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index d9884f9..8b4f54f 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ int main(){
   do{
     cout << "What's next?\n";
     getline(cin,input);
-    transform(input.begin(), input.end(), input.begin(), [](unsigned char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
-    pick = rand() % VALIDATION.size();
+    if(input == "nothin"){
+      break;
+    }
+    pick = rand() % 4;
     cout << VALIDATION[pick] << "!\n";
-  }while( input != "nothing" );
+  }while(true);
 
   return 0;
 }
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