diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index b74ea79f3d..2a94daee0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: MFC Python setup
+      run: ./mfc.sh init
+
     - name: Check formatting
       run: |
         ./mfc.sh format -j $(nproc)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/line-count.yml b/.github/workflows/line-count.yml
index fafa970226..4cc6014e08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/line-count.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/line-count.yml
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           cd $BASE
           export MFC_PR=$PR
           pwd
+          ./mfc.sh init &> tmp.txt
           ./mfc.sh count_diff
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-toolchain.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-toolchain.yml
index 59f48378b6..45b3604ed1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-toolchain.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-toolchain.yml
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: MFC Python setup
+      run: ./mfc.sh init
+
     - name: Lint the toolchain
       run: ./mfc.sh lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
index 0784399d1a..a99e2560e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spelling.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Spell Check
 
-on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
+on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
   run: