diff --git a/.github/workflows/esgf-api-ingest-check.yml b/.github/workflows/esgf-api-ingest-check.yml
index e065f0d..bd2cc0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esgf-api-ingest-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esgf-api-ingest-check.yml
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ jobs:
           cd esgf-api-ingest
           pip install poetry
           poetry self add poetry-audit-plugin
-          poetry audit
+          poetry audit --ignore-code=CVE-2019-8341
       - name: Run xenon
         run: |
           cd esgf-api-ingest
           pip install poetry
           poetry install --only xenon
-          poetry audit
\ No newline at end of file
+          poetry run xenon . -a A -b A -m A
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/esgf-consumer-check.yml b/.github/workflows/esgf-consumer-check.yml
index cef162d..bddfc7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esgf-consumer-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esgf-consumer-check.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ jobs:
           cd esgf-consumer
           pip install poetry
           poetry install --only xenon
-          poetry audit
\ No newline at end of file
+          poetry run xenon . -a A -b A -m A
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/esgf-generator-check.yml b/.github/workflows/esgf-generator-check.yml
index a33d850..d28bffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esgf-generator-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esgf-generator-check.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ jobs:
           cd esgf-generator
           pip install poetry
           poetry install --only xenon
-          poetry audit
\ No newline at end of file
+          poetry run xenon . -a A -b A -m A
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/esgf-playground-utils-check.yml b/.github/workflows/esgf-playground-utils-check.yml
index cfc0683..c4a47ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esgf-playground-utils-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esgf-playground-utils-check.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ jobs:
           cd esgf-playground-utils
           pip install poetry
           poetry install --only xenon
-          poetry audit
\ No newline at end of file
+          poetry run xenon . -a A -b A -m A
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esgf-api-ingest/esgf_api_ingest/main.py b/esgf-api-ingest/esgf_api_ingest/main.py
index 99daf84..5db3b94 100644
--- a/esgf-api-ingest/esgf_api_ingest/main.py
+++ b/esgf-api-ingest/esgf_api_ingest/main.py
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
-import asyncio
-import json
 import logging
-import os
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, NoReturn, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, AsyncGenerator, Optional, Union
 
 import aiokafka
 from esgf_playground_utils.config.kafka import Settings
-from esgf_playground_utlis.models.kafka import (
-    Auth,
-    CreatePayload,
-    Data,
-    KafkaEvent,
-    Metadata,
-    Publisher,
-)
+from esgf_playground_utlis.models.kafka import (Auth, CreatePayload, Data,
+                                                KafkaEvent, Metadata,
+                                                Publisher)
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
 from stac_pydantic.item import Item
 from stac_pydantic.item_collection import ItemCollection
@@ -53,6 +45,9 @@ async def post_message(event: KafkaEvent) -> None:
         value = event.model_dump_json().encode("utf8")
         topic = get_topic(event.data.payload.item)
 
+        if producer is None:
+            raise Exception("Kafka producer is not initialized")
+
         await producer.send_and_wait(topic, value)
     except Exception as exc:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=repr(exc)) from exc
@@ -67,7 +62,7 @@ async def post_item(collection_id: str, item: Item) -> None:
         auth=auth, publisher=publisher, time=datetime.now(), schema_version="1.0.0"
     )
     event = KafkaEvent(metadata=metadata, data=data)
-    post_message(event)
+    await post_message(event)
 
 
 @app.post("/{collection_id}/items", status_code=202)
diff --git a/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/__init__.py b/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/__init__.py
index 6954d3f..e6f3c47 100644
--- a/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/__init__.py
+++ b/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/__init__.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 
 import httpx
 from aiokafka.errors import KafkaError
+from esgf_playground_utils.models.kafka import Error, ErrorType, KafkaEvent
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
 from esgf_consumer.collection import ensure_collection
 from esgf_consumer.config import Settings
 from esgf_consumer.consumers import get_consumer
 from esgf_consumer.items import create_item
 from esgf_consumer.producers import get_producer
-from esgf_playground_utils.models.kafka import Error, ErrorType, KafkaEvent
-from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/cli.py b/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/cli.py
index acb4f25..7e74a7d 100644
--- a/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/cli.py
+++ b/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/cli.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 import logging
 
 import click
-from esgf_consumer import consume
 from esgf_playgroud_utils.config.kafka import Settings
 
+from esgf_consumer import consume
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
diff --git a/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/items.py b/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/items.py
index b709f3b..e503678 100644
--- a/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/items.py
+++ b/esgf-consumer/esgf_consumer/items.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 import httpx
-from esgf_consumer.config import Settings
 from stac_pydantic.item import Item
 
+from esgf_consumer.config import Settings
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)