diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index 7f712f4..ccbedd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Unit Tests
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 10 * * 3'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verification.yml b/.github/workflows/verification.yml
index 8d7c199..c9bd7a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verification.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Static Checks
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+  merge_group:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 10 * * 3'
 
diff --git a/src/cobald/daemon/runners/asyncio_runner.py b/src/cobald/daemon/runners/asyncio_runner.py
index b1720ca..3c1744b 100644
--- a/src/cobald/daemon/runners/asyncio_runner.py
+++ b/src/cobald/daemon/runners/asyncio_runner.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async def _monitor_payload(self, payload: Callable[[], Awaitable]):
             result = await payload()
         except (asyncio.CancelledError, KeyboardInterrupt):
             raise
-        except BaseException as e:
+        except BaseException as e:  # noqa: B036
             failure = e
         else:
             if result is None:
diff --git a/src/cobald/daemon/runners/thread_runner.py b/src/cobald/daemon/runners/thread_runner.py
index 1cf3dc8..2df0c5f 100644
--- a/src/cobald/daemon/runners/thread_runner.py
+++ b/src/cobald/daemon/runners/thread_runner.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def run_payload(self, payload):
     def _monitor_payload(self, payload):
         try:
             result = payload()
-        except BaseException as e:
+        except BaseException as e:  # noqa: B036
             failure = e
         else:
             if result is None: