diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 11cc812..c890014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 env:
+  MKN_LIB_LINK_LIB: 1
   MKN_KUL_GIT_CO: --depth 1
   CURL_GET: curl -fL --retry 3 --retry-delay 2
   PATH_GET: https://github.com/mkn/mkn/releases/download/latest
@@ -19,73 +20,56 @@ jobs:
   ubuntu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.14']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        architecture: x64
-
-    - env:
-        MKN_LIB_LINK_LIB: 1
-      run: |
+    - run: |
+        set -ex
         $CURL_GET -o mkn ${PATH_GET}/mkn_nix
         chmod +x mkn
-        KLOG=2 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC"
-        KLOG=2 ./mkn clean build -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC" -p test_module
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC"
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC" -p test_module
         python3 -c "import test_module as tm; tm.lol()"
 
   macos:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.14']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        architecture: x64
-
-    - env:
-        MKN_LIB_LINK_LIB: 1
-      run: |
+    - run: |
+        set -ex
         $CURL_GET -o mkn ${PATH_GET}/mkn_arm_osx
         chmod +x mkn
-        KLOG=2 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC"
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC"
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-std=c++20 -fPIC" -p test
 
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.14']
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        architecture: x64
-
     - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-      with:
-        arch: amd64
-
     - env:
         MKN_CL_PREFERRED: 1
-      shell: cmd
+      shell: bash
       run: | # /bin/link interferes with cl/link.exe
-        bash -c "rm /bin/link"
-        bash -c '$CURL_GET -o mkn.exe ${PATH_GET}/mkn.exe'
-        bash -c 'KLOG=2 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-EHsc -std:c++20"'
-        bash -c 'KLOG=2 ./mkn clean build run -dtOp test -a "-EHsc -std:c++20"'
+        set -ex
+        rm /bin/link
+        $CURL_GET -o mkn.exe ${PATH_GET}/mkn.exe
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build run -dtOa "-EHsc -std:c++20"
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build run -dtOp test -a "-EHsc -std:c++20"
+        KLOG=3 ./mkn clean build -dtOa "-std:c++20 -EHsc" -p test_module
diff --git a/mod.cpp b/mod.cpp
index 0a8a856..0184500 100644
--- a/mod.cpp
+++ b/mod.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ std::string pyexec_for_string(std::string const& cmd) {
     KERR << ex;
     throw;
   }
-  return kul::String::LINES(pc.outs())[0];  // DROP EOL
+  auto ret = kul::String::LINES(pc.outs())[0];
+  if(ret.back() == '\n') ret.pop_back();
+  if(ret.back() == '\r') ret.pop_back();
+  return ret;
 }
 
 class ModuleMaker : public maiken::Module {