diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6465f33..2ae58c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -57,10 +57,16 @@ jobs:
               working-directory: "${{ steps.scaffold.outputs.dir }}"
               run: git diff --exit-code
               
-            - run: bazel run @rules_go//go mod tidy
+            - name: Go smoke test
+              run: ./tools/go mod tidy
               working-directory: "${{ steps.scaffold.outputs.dir }}"
               if: "${{ matrix.preset == 'go' }}"
-              
+            
+            - name: JS smoke test
+              run: ./tools/pnpm list
+              working-directory: "${{ steps.scaffold.outputs.dir }}"
+              if: "${{ matrix.preset == 'js' }}"
+
             - run: bazel lint ...
               working-directory: "${{ steps.scaffold.outputs.dir }}"
 
diff --git a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/WORKSPACE.bazel b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 0520cde..8b98a10 100644
--- a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/WORKSPACE.bazel	
+++ b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/WORKSPACE.bazel	
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # This file is a marker indicating the root of a Bazel workspace.
 # See MODULE.bazel for dependency information.
+# NB: after ibazel supports MODULE.bazel as the marker, this file may no longer be needed.
 {{if and .Scaffold.lint .Computed.java -}}
 load("@aspect_rules_lint//lint:pmd.bzl", "fetch_pmd")
 
diff --git a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/_run_under_cwd.sh b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/_run_under_cwd.sh
index 53ce80d..c1a6bf3 100755
--- a/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/_run_under_cwd.sh	
+++ b/{{ .ProjectSnake }}/tools/_run_under_cwd.sh	
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ case "$(basename "$0")" in
     ;;
 esac
 # NB: we don't use 'bazel run' because it may leave behind zombie processes under ibazel
-bazel 2>/dev/null build "$target" && BAZEL_BINDIR=. exec $(bazel 2>/dev/null info execution_root)/$(bazel 2>/dev/null cquery --output=files "$target") "$@"
+bazel 2>/dev/null build --build_runfile_links "$target" && BAZEL_BINDIR=. exec $(bazel 2>/dev/null info execution_root)/$(bazel 2>/dev/null cquery --output=files "$target") "$@"