diff --git a/.github/native-test.yml b/.github/native-test.yml
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index ed7da06..0000000
--- a/.github/native-test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-name: Test on Native
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - '**'
-
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  
-
-
-jobs:
-  test-native:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout avionics repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          path: avionics
-
-      - name: Clone Native repo
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/CURocketEngineering/Native native
-
-      - name: Replace Native lib avionics with checked-out avionics code
-        run: |
-          rm -rf native/lib/avionics
-          mkdir -p native/lib
-          mv avionics native/lib/avionics
-
-      - name: Download Rocket-test-data v1.0.0 release CSVs
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p native/data
-
-          curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/CURocketEngineering/Rocket-test-data/releases/tags/v1.0.0 \
-            | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' \
-            | while read url; do
-                echo "Downloading $url"
-                curl -L "$url" -o native/data/$(basename "$url")
-              done
-
-      - name: Install PlatformIO Core
-        run: |
-          pip install -U platformio
-
-      - name: Run PlatformIO Tests
-        working-directory: ./native
-        run: |
-          pio test -e native
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-test.yml b/.github/workflows/native-test.yml
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+name: Test With Native
+
+on:
+  #triggers the workflow on pull requests
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+
+  #allows manual triggering of the workflow
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test-native:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      #gets the current repo
+      - name: Checkout avionics repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: avionics
+      
+      #clones the native repo
+      - name: Clone Native repo
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/CURocketEngineering/Native native
+
+      #replaces the linked avionics repo with the current avionics code
+      - name: Replace Native lib avionics with checked-out avionics code
+        run: |
+          rm -rf native/lib/avionics
+          mkdir -p native/lib
+          mv avionics native/lib/avionics
+
+      #downlaods the rocket-test-data for the test
+      - name: Download Rocket-test-data v1.0.0 release CSVs
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p native/data
+          curl -s \
+            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            https://api.github.com/repos/CURocketEngineering/Rocket-Test-Data/releases/tags/v1.0.0 \
+          | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url' \
+          | while read url; do
+              echo "Downloading $url"
+              curl -L "$url" -o native/data/$(basename "$url")
+            done
+
+      #fixes the file name replacing the . with spaces      
+      - name: Fix file name
+        run: |
+          mv native/data/AA.Data.Collection.-.Second.Launch.Trimmed.csv \
+             native/data/"AA Data Collection - Second Launch Trimmed.csv"
+
+      #installed PlatformIO core
+      - name: Install PlatformIO Core
+        run: |
+          pip install -U platformio
+      #shows the file tree structure for debugging
+      - name: Show native directory structure
+        run: |
+          echo "===== native directory tree ====="
+          ls -R native
+
+      #used to allow non-standard C++ code
+      - name: Make CI permissive for all tests
+        working-directory: ./native
+        run: |
+          echo "
+          [env:native]
+          build_flags =
+            -fpermissive
+            -Wno-pedantic
+            -Wno-error
+          " >> platformio.ini
+
+      #runs platformio test
+      - name: Run PlatformIO Tests
+        working-directory: ./native
+        run: |
+          pio test -e native