diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e55946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Lint and Build
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [20]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: npm run lint
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: npm run build
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 6755d82..6fe8ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# This workflow will run tests using node and then publish a package to GitHub Packages when a release is created
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages
+# Publish @meshsdk/hydra to npm when a PR to main is merged and package version was updated.
 
-name: Publish Mesh SDK Hydra
+name: Publish @meshsdk/hydra
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout main branch at commit after merge
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: "main"
+          ref: main
 
       - name: Get package version from main branch after merge
         id: post-merge-version
@@ -59,9 +58,9 @@ jobs:
         id: compare-versions
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.pre-merge-version.outputs.pre_merge_version }}" != "${{ steps.post-merge-version.outputs.post_merge_version }}" ]]; then
-              echo "version-updated=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "version-updated=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
-              echo "version-updated=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "version-updated=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
   publish-meshsdk-hydra:
@@ -77,4 +76,4 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm install && npm run build
       - run: npm publish --access public
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
\ No newline at end of file
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.npm_token }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e372c2f..ecf6b48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@meshsdk/hydra",
-  "version": "1.9.0-beta.96",
+  "version": "1.9.0-beta.99",
   "description": "Mesh Hydra package",
   "main": "./dist/index.cjs",
   "browser": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/hydra-provider.ts b/src/hydra-provider.ts
index 60f9f27..7a844d6 100644
--- a/src/hydra-provider.ts
+++ b/src/hydra-provider.ts
@@ -119,12 +119,10 @@ export class HydraProvider implements IFetcher, ISubmitter {
  * - Accurate state tracking
  */
   async isConnected(timeoutMs = 30_000): Promise<boolean> {
-    // Fast path
     if (this._connectionState === "CONNECTED") {
       return true;
     }
 
-    // Reuse in-flight connection
     if (this._connectingPromise) {
       return this._connectingPromise;
     }