diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml
index a40d4b2a..0851f7a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ name: R-code-check-PR
 
 jobs:
   R-code-check-PR:
-    # do not run if we are the authors - the other checks will already run
-    if: ${{ github.event.comment.author_association }} != 'CONTRIBUTOR' && ${{ github.event.comment.author_association }} != 'MEMBER' && ${{ github.event.comment.author_association }} != 'OWNER' && ${{ github.context.payload.comment.author_association }} != 'CONTRIBUTOR' && ${{ github.context.payload.comment.author_association }} != 'MEMBER' && ${{ github.context.payload.comment.author_association }} != 'OWNER'
-
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
 
     continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.allowfail }}
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 56e432e8..1a1dc9b2 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 1.8.2.9022
+Version: 1.8.2.9023
 Date: 2022-10-02
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d4f81ddd..35b32b55 100755
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 1.8.2.9022
+# AMR 1.8.2.9023
 
 This version will eventually become v2.0! We're happy to reach a new major milestone soon!
 
diff --git a/R/aa_helper_functions.R b/R/aa_helper_functions.R
index 1f7c9174..a95b890d 100755
--- a/R/aa_helper_functions.R
+++ b/R/aa_helper_functions.R
@@ -1459,6 +1459,13 @@ if (getRversion() < "3.3.0") {
       paste0(replicate(times, x), collapse = "")
     }, list(x = x, times = times), MoreArgs = list()), use.names = FALSE)
   }
+}
+
+if (getRversion() < "3.5.0") {
+  isFALSE <- function(x) {
+    is.logical(x) && length(x) == 1L && !is.na(x) && !x
+  }
+  # trims() was introduced in 3.3.0, but its argument `whitespace` only in 3.5.0
   trimws <- function(x, which = c("both", "left", "right"), whitespace = "[ \t\r\n]") {
     which <- match.arg(which)
     mysub <- function(re, x) sub(re, "", x, perl = TRUE)
@@ -1470,12 +1477,6 @@ if (getRversion() < "3.3.0") {
   }
 }
 
-if (getRversion() < "3.5.0") {
-  isFALSE <- function(x) {
-    is.logical(x) && length(x) == 1L && !is.na(x) && !x
-  }
-}
-
 if (getRversion() < "3.6.0") {
   str2lang <- function(s) {
     stopifnot(length(s) == 1L)
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test-mo_property.R b/inst/tinytest/test-mo_property.R
index 595dc0a1..c7b87425 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test-mo_property.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test-mo_property.R
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ expect_identical(MOs$fullname, mo_fullname(MOs$fullname, language = "en"))
 expect_equal(mo_type("Escherichia coli", language = "de"), "Bakterien")
 expect_equal(mo_gramstain("Escherichia coli", language = "nl"), "Gram-negatief")
 
-for (l in LANGUAGES_SUPPORTED) {
-  expect_stdout(print(mo_gramstain("Escherichia coli", language = l)))
-  print(mo_gramstain("Escherichia coli", language = l))
+gr <- mo_gramstain("Escherichia coli", language = NULL)
+for (l in AMR:::LANGUAGES_SUPPORTED[-1]) {
+  expect_false(mo_gramstain("Escherichia coli", language = l) == gr, info = paste("Gram-stain in langauge", l))
 }
 
 expect_error(mo_gramstain("Escherichia coli", language = "UNKNOWN"))
diff --git a/tests/tinytest.R b/tests/tinytest.R
index eeca7ace..3508620c 100644
--- a/tests/tinytest.R
+++ b/tests/tinytest.R
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ if (identical(Sys.getenv("R_RUN_TINYTEST"), "true")) {
     }
     if (getRversion() < "3.3.0") {
       strrep <- AMR:::strrep
-      trimws <- AMR:::trimws
     }
     if (getRversion() < "3.5.0") {
       isFALSE <- AMR:::isFALSE
+      trimws <- AMR:::trimws
     }
     if (getRversion() < "3.6.0") {
       str2lang <- AMR:::str2lang