diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce62a05e9..7c1dba2d5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 /custom.xml
 /guide.xml
 /guide.xml.gz
+/guide.json
 .secrets
 /guides/
 /dev/
diff --git a/scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts b/scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts
index eb9ee55e3..122993ffc 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/epg/grab.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { loadJs, parseProxy, parseNumber, parseList } from '../../core'
 import { Logger, Timer, Collection, Template } from '@freearhey/core'
 import epgGrabber, { EPGGrabber, EPGGrabberMock } from 'epg-grabber'
 import { CurlBody } from 'curl-generator/dist/bodies/body'
@@ -15,6 +14,14 @@ import { data, loadData } from '../../api'
 import dayjs, { Dayjs } from 'dayjs'
 import merge from 'lodash.merge'
 import path from 'path'
+import {
+  parseBooleanOrString,
+  parseBoolean,
+  parseNumber,
+  parseProxy,
+  parseList,
+  loadJs
+} from '../../core'
 
 program
   .addOption(
@@ -55,11 +62,19 @@ program
       .env('MAX_CONNECTIONS')
   )
   .addOption(
-    new Option('--gzip [path]', 'Create a compressed version of the guide as well').env('GZIP')
+    new Option('--gzip [path]', 'Create a compressed version of the guide as well')
+      .argParser(parseBooleanOrString)
+      .env('GZIP')
   )
-  .addOption(new Option('--json [path]', 'Create a JSON version of the guide as well').env('JSON'))
-  .addOption(new Option('--curl', 'Display each request as CURL').env('CURL'))
-  .addOption(new Option('--debug', 'Enable debug mode').env('DEBUG'))
+  .addOption(
+    new Option('--json [path]', 'Create a JSON version of the guide as well')
+      .argParser(parseBooleanOrString)
+      .env('JSON')
+  )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option('--curl', 'Display each request as CURL').argParser(parseBoolean).env('CURL')
+  )
+  .addOption(new Option('--debug', 'Enable debug mode').argParser(parseBoolean).env('DEBUG'))
   .parse()
 
 interface GrabOptions {
diff --git a/scripts/commands/workers/load.ts b/scripts/commands/workers/load.ts
index 7145c2c2c..4c2aa32d4 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/workers/load.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/workers/load.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async function main() {
 
     if (!workerConfig) {
       worker.setStatus('MISSING_WORKER_CONFIG')
-      logger.error('Unable to load "workers.json"')
+      logger.error('Unable to load "worker.json"')
       continue
     }
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/utils.ts b/scripts/core/utils.ts
index 2ad7673c4..e1461bf07 100644
--- a/scripts/core/utils.ts
+++ b/scripts/core/utils.ts
@@ -114,3 +114,23 @@ export function parseNumber(value: string): number {
 export function parseList(value: string): string[] {
   return value.split(',')
 }
+
+export function parseBoolean(value: string | boolean | undefined): boolean {
+  if (value === undefined) return true
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean') return value
+  if (typeof value === 'string' && value.toLowerCase() === 'true') return true
+
+  return false
+}
+
+export function parseBooleanOrString(value: string | boolean): string | boolean {
+  if (value === undefined) return true
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean') return value
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const normalized = value.toLowerCase()
+    if (normalized === 'true') return true
+    if (normalized === 'false') return false
+  }
+
+  return value
+}
diff --git a/scripts/models/guide.ts b/scripts/models/guide.ts
index cb68ae1f1..2dab00a65 100644
--- a/scripts/models/guide.ts
+++ b/scripts/models/guide.ts
@@ -44,23 +44,21 @@ export class Guide {
   }
 
   async save({ logger }: { logger: Logger }) {
-    const dir = path.dirname(this.filepath)
-    const storage = new Storage(dir)
-    const xmlFilepath = this.filepath
-    const xmlFilename = path.basename(xmlFilepath)
-    logger.info(`  saving to "${xmlFilepath}"...`)
+    const storage = new Storage()
     const xmltv = this.toString()
-    await storage.save(xmlFilename, xmltv)
+    const xmlFilepath = this.filepath
+    logger.info(`  saving to "${xmlFilepath}"...`)
+    await storage.save(xmlFilepath, xmltv)
 
     if (this.gzip) {
       const compressed = pako.gzip(xmltv)
       const gzFilepath = typeof this.gzip === 'string' ? this.gzip : `${this.filepath}.gz`
-      const gzFilename = path.basename(gzFilepath)
       logger.info(`  saving to "${gzFilepath}"...`)
-      await storage.save(gzFilename, compressed)
+      await storage.save(gzFilepath, compressed)
     }
 
     if (this.json) {
+      const dir = path.dirname(this.filepath)
       const filename = path.basename(this.filepath).split('.')[0]
       const jsonFilepath =
         typeof this.json === 'string' ? this.json : path.join(dir, `${filename}.json`)
diff --git a/tests/__data__/expected/guides_export/guides.json b/tests/__data__/expected/guides_export/guides.json
index 1239c7edf..0c3047418 100644
--- a/tests/__data__/expected/guides_export/guides.json
+++ b/tests/__data__/expected/guides_export/guides.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[{"channel":"Channel1.us","feed":"SD","site":"example.com","site_id":"140","site_name":"Channel 1","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel2.us","feed":null,"site":"example.com","site_id":"142","site_name":"Channel 2","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel1.us","feed":"HD","site":"example.com","site_id":"140","site_name":"Channel 1","lang":"fr","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel3.us","feed":"HD","site":"example2.com","site_id":"150","site_name":"Channel 3","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel4.us","feed":null,"site":"example2.com","site_id":"152","site_name":"Channel 4","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel1.us","feed":null,"site":"example2.com","site_id":"140","site_name":"Channel 1","lang":"fr","sources":[]}]
\ No newline at end of file
+[{"channel":"Channel1.us","feed":"SD","site":"example.com","site_id":"140","site_name":"Channel 1","lang":"en","sources":[{"host":"worker-9dd4.onrender.com","url":"https://worker-9dd4.onrender.com/guide.xml","format":"XML"}]},{"channel":"Channel2.us","feed":null,"site":"example.com","site_id":"142","site_name":"Channel 2","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel1.us","feed":"HD","site":"example.com","site_id":"140","site_name":"Channel 1","lang":"fr","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel3.us","feed":"HD","site":"example2.com","site_id":"150","site_name":"Channel 3","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel4.us","feed":null,"site":"example2.com","site_id":"152","site_name":"Channel 4","lang":"en","sources":[]},{"channel":"Channel1.us","feed":null,"site":"example2.com","site_id":"140","site_name":"Channel 1","lang":"fr","sources":[]}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/__data__/expected/guides_update/GUIDES.md b/tests/__data__/expected/guides_update/GUIDES.md
index 2abafcce9..404494f86 100644
--- a/tests/__data__/expected/guides_update/GUIDES.md
+++ b/tests/__data__/expected/guides_update/GUIDES.md
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
-[How can I add my server to the list?](CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-add-my-server-to-the-guides-md)
+[How can I add my server to the list?](CONTRIBUTING.md#how-to-add-my-server-to-the-guidesmd)
diff --git a/tests/__data__/input/data/feeds.json b/tests/__data__/input/data/feeds.json
index cf0e5e34a..4a7e8ed5d 100644
--- a/tests/__data__/input/data/feeds.json
+++ b/tests/__data__/input/data/feeds.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [
   {
     "channel": "CNNInternational.us",
-    "id": "SD",
-    "name": "SD",
+    "id": "MENA",
+    "name": "MENA",
     "is_main": true,
     "broadcast_area": [
       "r/INT"
diff --git a/tests/__data__/input/data/workers.json b/tests/__data__/input/data/workers.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fd77eb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__data__/input/data/workers.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{"host":"worker-9dd4.onrender.com","channelsPath":"channels.xml","channels":[{"xmltv_id":"Channel1.us@SD","name":"Channel 1","site":"example.com","site_id":"140","lang":"en","logo":null,"url":null,"lcn":null,"index":0}],"guideXmlPath":"guide.xml","status":"OK","lastUpdated":"2026-05-03T00:00:00.000Z"}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/commands/channels/format.test.ts b/tests/commands/channels/format.test.ts
index 503d2a608..5ba3328bb 100644
--- a/tests/commands/channels/format.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/channels/format.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 
+const ENV_VAR = 'cross-env DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/data'
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   fs.emptyDirSync('tests/__data__/output')
   fs.copySync(
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 describe('channels:format', () => {
   it('can format *.channels.xml files', () => {
-    const cmd = 'npm run channels:format --- tests/__data__/output/example.com.channels.xml'
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run channels:format --- tests/__data__/output/example.com.channels.xml`
     const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
     if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
 
diff --git a/tests/commands/epg/grab.test.ts b/tests/commands/epg/grab.test.ts
index 743cb0fb7..89966c37c 100644
--- a/tests/commands/epg/grab.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/epg/grab.test.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,32 @@ describe('epg:grab', () => {
     expect(output).toEqual(expected)
   })
 
-  it('can grab epg with gzip option enabled', () => {
+  it('can grab epg with GZIP environment variable', () => {
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} GZIP=true npm run grab --- --channels=tests/__data__/input/epg_grab/sites/example2.com/example2.com.channels.xml --output="${path.resolve(
+      'tests/__data__/output/guides/guide.xml'
+    )}"`
+    const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+    if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
+
+    expect(content('tests/__data__/output/guides/guide.xml')).toEqual(
+      content('tests/__data__/expected/epg_grab/gzip/guide.xml')
+    )
+
+    const outputString = pako.ungzip(fs.readFileSync('tests/__data__/output/guides/guide.xml.gz'), {
+      to: 'string'
+    })
+    const expectedString = pako.ungzip(
+      fs.readFileSync('tests/__data__/expected/epg_grab/gzip/guide.xml.gz'),
+      { to: 'string' }
+    )
+
+    const output = new Set(outputString.split('\r\n'))
+    const expected = new Set(expectedString.split('\r\n'))
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(expected)
+  })
+
+  it('can grab epg with gzip path', () => {
     const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run grab --- --channels=tests/__data__/input/epg_grab/sites/example2.com/example2.com.channels.xml --output="${path.resolve(
       'tests/__data__/output/guides/guide.xml'
     )}" --gzip="${path.resolve('tests/__data__/output/guides/custom.xml.gz')}"`
@@ -157,10 +182,11 @@ describe('epg:grab', () => {
     )
   })
 
-  it('can grab epg with json option enabled', () => {
-    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run grab --- --channels=tests/__data__/input/epg_grab/sites/example2.com/example2.com.channels.xml --output="${path.resolve(
+  it('can grab epg with json path', () => {
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run grab --- --channels=tests/__data__/input/epg_grab/sites/example2.com/example2.com.channels.xml --output="${path.relative(
+      process.cwd(),
       'tests/__data__/output/guides/guide.xml'
-    )}" --json="${path.resolve('tests/__data__/output/guides/custom.json')}"`
+    )}" --json="${path.relative(process.cwd(), 'tests/__data__/output/guides/custom.json')}"`
     const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
     if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
 
diff --git a/tests/commands/guides/export.test.ts b/tests/commands/guides/export.test.ts
index ee787e8a2..3b826e24b 100644
--- a/tests/commands/guides/export.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/guides/export.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 
 const ENV_VAR =
-  'cross-env SITES_DIR=tests/__data__/input/guides_export/sites API_DIR=tests/__data__/output'
+  'cross-env SITES_DIR=tests/__data__/input/guides_export/sites DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/data API_DIR=tests/__data__/output'
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   fs.emptyDirSync('tests/__data__/output')