diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_test_build.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_test_build.yml
index 85848f543..1125a0150 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_test_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_test_build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish_alpha_release:
-    uses: neongeckocom/.github/.github/workflows/publish_alpha_release.yml@FEAT_TagAlphaReleases
+    uses: neongeckocom/.github/.github/workflows/publish_alpha_release.yml@master
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       version_file: "version.py"
diff --git a/neon_core/skills/skill_manager.py b/neon_core/skills/skill_manager.py
index 62bde837d..4546264f9 100644
--- a/neon_core/skills/skill_manager.py
+++ b/neon_core/skills/skill_manager.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 class NeonSkillManager(SkillManager):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.load_lock = RLock()  # Prevent multiple network event handling
+        # self.load_lock = RLock()  # Prevent multiple network event handling
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         skill_dir = self.get_default_skills_dir()
         self.skill_downloader = SkillsStore(
@@ -92,16 +92,17 @@ def download_or_update_defaults(self):
                     LOG.error("no internet, skipped default skills installation")
 
     def _load_new_skills(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        with self.load_lock:
-            LOG.debug(f"Loading skills: {kwargs}")
-            super()._load_new_skills(*args, **kwargs)
+        # with self.load_lock:
+        #     LOG.debug(f"Loading skills: {kwargs}")
+        # Override load method for config module checks
+        super()._load_new_skills(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def run(self):
         """Load skills and update periodically from disk and internet."""
         self.download_or_update_defaults()
-        from neon_utils.net_utils import check_online
-        if check_online():
-            LOG.debug("Already online, allow skills to load")
-            self.bus.emit(Message("mycroft.network.connected"))
-            self.bus.emit(Message("mycroft.internet.connected"))
+        # from neon_utils.net_utils import check_online
+        # if check_online():
+        #     LOG.debug("Already online, allow skills to load")
+        #     self.bus.emit(Message("mycroft.network.connected"))
+        #     self.bus.emit(Message("mycroft.internet.connected"))
         super().run()
diff --git a/requirements/core_modules.txt b/requirements/core_modules.txt
index dc4b4ee7e..2ddc8e950 100644
--- a/requirements/core_modules.txt
+++ b/requirements/core_modules.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ neon_speech~=3.1,>=3.1.1a8
 neon_audio~=1.3,>=1.3.1
 
 # Below patching alpha version conflicts
-ovos-core[audio]~=0.0.6,>=0.0.7a11
+ovos-core[audio]~=0.0.6,>=0.0.7a14
diff --git a/requirements/pi.txt b/requirements/pi.txt
index 38665343f..ee2bdb75b 100644
--- a/requirements/pi.txt
+++ b/requirements/pi.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ovos-phal-plugin-configuration-provider~=1.0.0
 ovos-phal-plugin-balena-wifi~=1.0.0
 ovos-phal-plugin-gui-network-client~=0.0.2
 ovos-phal-plugin-network-manager~=1.0.0
-ovos-phal-plugin-wifi-setup~=1.0,>=1.0.1
+ovos-phal-plugin-wifi-setup~=1.1
 ovos-phal-plugin-dashboard==0.0.2a3
 ovos-phal-plugin-alsa~=0.0.2
 ovos-phal-plugin-system~=0.0.3
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index d157731fb..86133084d 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # mycroft
-ovos-core[skills_lgpl]~=0.0.6,>=0.0.7a11
+ovos-core[skills_lgpl]~=0.0.6,>=0.0.7a14
 # utils
 neon-utils[network,configuration]~=1.2,>=1.2.4
 neon-transformers~=0.2