diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 4d17735..4352051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update repositories
         run: |
           apt update || echo "apt-update failed" # && apt -y upgrade
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           python -m pytest
       - name: Report Status
         if: always()
-        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v1
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@v2
         with:
           status: ${{ job.status }}
           notify_when: "failure,warnings"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 998932a..22e3a62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ If you are running this quickstart with a self managed Couchbase cluster, you ne
 You need to update the connection string and the credentials in the `.env` file in the source folder.
 
 > Note: Couchbase Server version 7 or higher must be installed and running prior to running the Flask Python app.
+>
+> Note: The hotel autocomplete and filter endpoints rely on Full Text Search. For a self-managed walkthrough or the full test suite, make sure the cluster has the Search service enabled so the `hotel_search` index can be created on the `travel-sample` bucket (indexing the `inventory.hotel` collection).
 
 ### Swagger Documentation