diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 0091adf35..3046452e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -338,10 +338,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos, windows, ubuntu]
-        # https://pypi.org/project/PySide6/ seems to have binaries only for python 3.9
-        python-version: ["3.9"]
+        # only 1 version, it's heavy
+        python-version: ["3.10"]
     env:
-      LOCK_FILE_LOCATION: .ci-package-locks/qt/os${{ matrix.os }}-python${{ matrix.python-version }}-ipywidgets${{ matrix.ipywidgets_major }}.txt
+      LOCK_FILE_LOCATION: .ci-package-locks/qt/os${{ matrix.os }}-python${{ matrix.python-version }}.txt
     steps:
       - uses: ConorMacBride/install-package@v1
         with:
@@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ jobs:
           pip install `echo packages/solara-server/dist/*.whl`[all]
           pip install `echo packages/solara-meta/dist/*.whl`[dev,documentation]
           pip freeze --exclude solara --exclude solara-ui --exclude solara-server > ${{ env.LOCK_FILE_LOCATION }}
-          git diff --quiet || echo "HAS_DIFF=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          git diff --exit-code | tee ${{ env.DIFF_FILE_LOCATION }}
+          [ -s ${{ env.DIFF_FILE_LOCATION }} ] || echo "HAS_DIFF=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+
       - name: Install
         if: github.event_name != 'schedule' && steps.prepare.outputs.LOCKS_EXIST == 'true'
         run: |
@@ -406,6 +409,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install `echo packages/solara-meta/dist/*.whl`[dev,documentation]
       - name: test qt app
         if: github.event_name != 'schedule' || steps.install_no_lock.outputs.HAS_DIFF == 'true'
+        # this app should simply exit with an error code of 0 to indicate success
         run: |
           python tests/qtapp/solara-qt-test.py
 
@@ -418,14 +422,14 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: test-results-integration-os${{ matrix.os }}-python${{ matrix.python-version }}-ipywidgets${{ matrix.ipywidgets_major }}
+          name: test-results-qt-test-os${{ matrix.os }}-python${{ matrix.python-version }}
           path: test-results
 
       - name: Upload CI package locks
         if: steps.install_no_lock.outputs.HAS_DIFF == 'true' || steps.prepare.outputs.LOCKS_EXIST == 'false'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ci-package-locks-integration-os${{ matrix.os }}-python${{ matrix.python-version }}-ipywidgets${{ matrix.ipywidgets_major }}
+          name: ci-package-locks-qt-test-os${{ matrix.os }}-python${{ matrix.python-version }}
           path: ./**/${{ env.LOCK_FILE_LOCATION }}
 
   integration-test:
diff --git a/pyinstaller/embedded_browser/solara-qt.spec b/pyinstaller/embedded_browser/solara-qt.spec
index 03d944d80..2239e4ecc 100644
--- a/pyinstaller/embedded_browser/solara-qt.spec
+++ b/pyinstaller/embedded_browser/solara-qt.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from PyInstaller.building.api import COLLECT, EXE, PYZ
 from PyInstaller.building.osx import BUNDLE
 
 import solara
+# see https://github.com/spacetelescope/jdaviz/blob/main/.github/workflows/standalone.yml
+# for an example of how to sign the app for macOS
 codesign_identity = os.environ.get("DEVELOPER_ID_APPLICATION")
 
 # this copies over the nbextensions enabling json and the js assets
@@ -46,8 +48,6 @@ exe = EXE(
     a.scripts,
     [],
     exclude_binaries=True,
-    # executable name: dist/solara/solara-cli
-    # note: cannot be called solara, because there is a directory called solara
     name="solara-qt",
     debug=False,
     bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
diff --git a/solara/server/pyinstaller/hook-solara_server.py b/solara/server/pyinstaller/hook-solara_server.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e959dc8d6..000000000
--- a/solara/server/pyinstaller/hook-solara_server.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_data_files, copy_metadata, collect_submodules
-
-hiddenimports = collect_submodules("solara-server")
-datas = collect_data_files("solara-server")  # codespell:ignore datas
-datas += copy_metadata("solara-server")  # codespell:ignore datas
diff --git a/solara/server/pyinstaller/hook-solara_ui.py b/solara/server/pyinstaller/hook-solara_ui.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 404b5ae63..000000000
--- a/solara/server/pyinstaller/hook-solara_ui.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_data_files, copy_metadata, collect_submodules
-
-hiddenimports = collect_submodules("solara-ui")
-datas = collect_data_files("solara-ui")  # codespell:ignore datas
-datas += copy_metadata("solara-ui")  # codespell:ignore datas