diff --git a/.github/workflows/zaproxy.yml b/.github/workflows/zaproxy.yml
index 7ace1dc3..6b3247af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zaproxy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zaproxy.yml
@@ -16,22 +16,20 @@ jobs:
         python3 wis2box-ctl.py status -a
         sleep 30
         python3 wis2box-ctl.py status -a
-    - name: populate stations from CSV 📡
-      env:
-        TOPIC_HIERARCHY: mw-mw_met_centre.data.core.weather.surface-based-observations.synop
-        STATION_METADATA: /data/wis2box/metadata/station/malawi.csv
-      run: |
-        python3 wis2box-ctl.py execute wis2box metadata station publish-collection --path $STATION_METADATA --topic-hierarchy $TOPIC_HIERARCHY
     - name: add Malawi synop data to the system 🇲🇼
       env:
         TEST_DATA: /data/wis2box/observations/malawi
+        TOPIC_HIERARCHY: mw-mw_met_centre.data.core.weather.surface-based-observations.synop
+        STATION_METADATA: /data/wis2box/metadata/station/malawi.csv
         CHANNEL: origin/a/wis2/mw-mw_met_centre/data/core/weather/surface-based-observations/synop
         TERRITORY: MWI
         DISCOVERY_METADATA: /data/wis2box/metadata/discovery/mw-surface-weather-observations.yml
         DISCOVERY_METADATA_ID: urn:wmo:md:mw-mw_met_centre:surface-weather-observations
       run: |
         python3 wis2box-ctl.py execute wis2box dataset publish $DISCOVERY_METADATA
-        python3 wis2box-ctl.py execute wis2box metadata station add-topic --territory-name $TERRITORY  $CHANNEL
+        sleep 5
+        python3 wis2box-ctl.py execute wis2box metadata station publish-collection --path $STATION_METADATA --topic-hierarchy $TOPIC_HIERARCHY
+        sleep 5
         python3 wis2box-ctl.py execute wis2box data ingest -mdi $DISCOVERY_METADATA_ID -p $TEST_DATA
         sleep 10
     - name: ZAP baseline Scan on UI 🕵️‍♂️