diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron-jobs.yaml b/.github/workflows/cron-jobs.yaml
index 07ecc75..0aac9e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron-jobs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron-jobs.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Security and quality nightly scan
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 10 * * *'
+  pull_request:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -22,6 +23,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checking out repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          # pylint and flake8 are required by TICSQServer.
+          pip install pylint flake8
+
+          # pylint requires the packages to be installed.
+          # On ubuntu-24.04, we have gcc 13, and abseil (grpc's dependency) fails to build with
+          # this version of gcc. Thus, we're building with gcc 12.
+          # xref: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/36969
+          #sudo apt install build-essential libbtrfsutil-dev gcc-12 g++-12
+          #sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 12 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-12
+          sudo apt install libbtrfsutil-dev
+          pip wheel -w wheels/ "https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs/archive/refs/tags/v6.3.2.tar.gz#egg=btrfsutil&subdirectory=libbtrfsutil/python"
+          pip install wheels/*
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -33,6 +55,9 @@ jobs:
 
           set -x
 
+          # We don't have any unit tests for this project, but TICS expects this folder to exist.
+          mkdir -p cover
+
           # Install the TICS and staticcheck
           go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@v0.5.1
           . <(curl --silent --show-error 'https://canonical.tiobe.com/tiobeweb/TICS/api/public/v1/fapi/installtics/Script?cfg=default&platform=linux&url=https://canonical.tiobe.com/tiobeweb/TICS/')