diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index e517b24eb8..02bf1d60f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install and test
       - name: Install project
         run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -e .[tests,problematic]
           mkdir -p /tmp/work
           export PYTHONFAULTHANDLER=1
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install and test
       - name: Install project
         run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -e .[tests,problematic,postgres]
           mkdir -p /tmp/work
           python -m wbia --set-workdir /tmp/work --preload-exit
diff --git a/requirements/runtime.txt b/requirements/runtime.txt
index 808496304c..074b12abf7 100644
--- a/requirements/runtime.txt
+++ b/requirements/runtime.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ markupsafe<2.0.0
 # marshmallow-sqlalchemy==0.12.1
 matplotlib==3.5.3
 networkx==2.6.3
-numpy==1.21.6
+#numpy==1.21.6
+numpy>=1.21.0
 opencv-contrib-python-headless==4.7.0.72
 pandas==1.3.5
 parse==1.8.4
diff --git a/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_simulation.py b/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_simulation.py
index 9e73539f8e..edf13ffdff 100644
--- a/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_simulation.py
+++ b/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_simulation.py
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ def _dynamic_test_callback(infr, edge, decision, prev_decision, user_id):
 
         test_print = ut.partial(infr.print, level=2)
 
-        def test_print(x, **kw):
-            infr.print('[ACTION] ' + x, level=2, **kw)
+        # def test_print(x, **kw):
+        #    infr.print('[ACTION] ' + x, level=2, **kw)
 
         # test_print = lambda *a, **kw: None  # NOQA
 
diff --git a/wbia/dtool/copy_sqlite_to_postgres.py b/wbia/dtool/copy_sqlite_to_postgres.py
index 8bff07731e..0aa5d9189b 100644
--- a/wbia/dtool/copy_sqlite_to_postgres.py
+++ b/wbia/dtool/copy_sqlite_to_postgres.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def rows_equal(row1, row2):
 
 def _complex_type_equality_check(v1, v2):
     """Returns True on the equality of ``v1`` and ``v2``; otherwise False"""
-    if type(v1) != type(v2):
+    if type(v1) is not type(v2):
         if isinstance(v1, (float, int)) and isinstance(v2, (float, int)):
             # We have some float in integer fields in sqlite, for example in
             # annotmatch, the annotmatch_posixtime_modified field has values
diff --git a/wbia/gui/newgui.py b/wbia/gui/newgui.py
index 0210ded0c5..73a2d11488 100755
--- a/wbia/gui/newgui.py
+++ b/wbia/gui/newgui.py
@@ -1022,8 +1022,8 @@ def make_adjacent_qtindex_callbacks(ibswgt, model, qtindex):
         current_rowid = model._get_row_id(qtindex)
         next_qtindex = model._get_adjacent_qtindex(qtindex, 1)
         prev_qtindex = model._get_adjacent_qtindex(qtindex, -1)
-        next_callback = None
-        prev_callback = None
+        # next_callback = None
+        # prev_callback = None
         numclicks = [0]  # semephore, invalidates both functions after one call
         if next_qtindex is not None and next_qtindex.isValid():