diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce15e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: compile
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: "**"
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y -f build-essential g++ cmake
+  build:
+    needs: install
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Build project
+        run: g++ -std=c++17 main.cpp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bbcf55a..f55e96b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # autovalidate
+[![Build C++](https://github.com/oerivas-star/autovalidate/actions/workflows/actions.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/oerivas-star/autovalidate/actions/workflows/actions.yml)
+
 
 I like that app too!
 
-This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
\ No newline at end of file
+This repo is compatible with the [cpp-container docker container](https://github.com/ChicoState/cpp-container).
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index d9884f9..13556ba 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <vector>
 #include <cctype>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 using std::cout;
 using std::cin;
@@ -27,10 +28,13 @@ int main(){
   do{
     cout << "What's next?\n";
     getline(cin,input);
+    if ( input == "nothing" ){
+	return 0;
+    }
     transform(input.begin(), input.end(), input.begin(), [](unsigned char c){ return std::tolower(c); });
     pick = rand() % VALIDATION.size();
     cout << VALIDATION[pick] << "!\n";
   }while( input != "nothing" );
 
   return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}