diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
index 8eae438e..92ac05bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgdown.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 # more info: https://github.com/rstudio/education-workflows/tree/main/examples#deploy-pkgdown-to-github-pages-with-pr-previews-and-tagged-versions
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
     types:
       - opened
       - reopened
@@ -67,6 +65,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tinytex: true
 
+      - name: Install JAGS
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y jags
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
@@ -79,6 +82,19 @@ jobs:
           extra-packages: |
             local::.
             r-lib/pkgdown
+      
+      - name: Install rjags
+        run: |
+          install.packages("rjags",
+                    repos = "https://cloud.r-project.org",
+                    type = "source",
+                    verbose = TRUE)
+           withr::local_options(warn = 2)
+           library(rjags)
+           library(runjags)
+           runjags::findJAGS()
+           runjags::testjags()
+        shell: Rscript {0}
        
       # If events is a PR, set subdir to 'preview/pr<pr_number>'
       - name: "[PR] Set documentation subdirectory"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index 70242556..3cc6393e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -16,23 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install JAGS (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: |
-          curl.exe -o wjags.exe -L0 -k --url https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mcmc-jags/JAGS/4.x/Windows/JAGS-4.3.1.exe
-          wjags.exe /S
-          del wjags.exe
-        shell: cmd
-      
-      # from https://github.com/ku-awdc/runjags/issues/2:
-      - name: Install JAGS (macOS)
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        run: |
-          sudo curl --location https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcmc-jags/files/JAGS/4.x/Mac%20OS%20X/JAGS-4.3.1.pkg -o /usr/local/JAGS-4.3.1.pkg
-          sudo installer -pkg /usr/local/JAGS-4.3.1.pkg -target /usr/local/bin/
-      
-      - name: Install JAGS (Ubuntu)
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      - name: Install JAGS
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y jags