diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
index fd44f9b..8627b60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-version.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - master
 
 jobs:
   test-packio:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfab712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+name: Bump Packio version
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  test-packio:
+    name: Build and Test on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13, macos-14]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Build C++ project and run C++ tests
+        run: |
+          mkdir build && cd build
+          cmake -DPACKIO_BUILD_TESTS=ON .. && cmake --build .
+          ctest .
+          cd ..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/core/include/packio/core/serializable.h b/modules/core/include/packio/core/serializable.h
index c93b9ee..3886b1a 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/packio/core/serializable.h
+++ b/modules/core/include/packio/core/serializable.h
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ namespace packio
     struct DeserializeHelper<U, MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, T> {
         static U deserialize(std::istream& stream, const std::array<char, 16>& signature)
         {
+            if(stream.bad()){
+                throw std::runtime_error("Attempt to deserialize with a bad stream");
+            }
+
             // 1) Check signature
             std::array<char, 16> expectedSig = serializeSignature<T>();
             if (!std::equal(signature.begin(), signature.end(), expectedSig.begin())) {
@@ -295,6 +299,10 @@ namespace packio
     template<typename T, bool EnableCompression = true>
     inline void serialize(const T &serializable, std::ostream &stream)
     {
+        if(stream.bad()){
+            throw std::runtime_error("Attempt to serialize with a bad stream");
+        }
+
         // 1) Write out "signature" (unique ID for type T)
         auto signature = serializeSignature<T>();
         writeAll(stream, signature.data(), signature.size(),