diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index 4f9863fc7..92a03e6bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ jobs:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  path: ${{ github.run_id }}
+
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  repository: is-a-dev/register
+                  path: register
 
             - run: npm install
 
@@ -45,15 +52,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   files: domains/*.json
 
-            - name: testing
-              run: |
-                ls
-                ls ../
-                echo ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
-                for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
-                    cat $file
-                done
-
             - run: npm test
               env:
                   EVENT: ${{ github.event_name }}
diff --git a/tests/pr.test.js b/tests/pr.test.js
index 5de425a0f..ccd3015f0 100644
--- a/tests/pr.test.js
+++ b/tests/pr.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ for (let i = 0; i < MODIFIED_FILES.length; i++) {
 }
 
 const domainsPath = path.resolve("domains");
+const headDomainsPath = path.resolve("../register/domains");
 
 const admins = require("../util/administrators.json");
 
@@ -20,11 +21,37 @@ t("Modified JSON files must be owned by the PR author", (t) => {
     }
 
     MODIFIED_FILES.forEach((file) => {
+        const modifiedDomain = fs.readJsonSync(path.join(domainsPath, file));
+        let currentDomain = null;
+
+        try {
+            currentDomain = fs.readJsonSync(path.join(headDomainsPath, file));
+        } catch {
+            currentDomain = modifiedDomain;
+        }
+
+        t.true(
+            currentDomain.owner.username === PR_AUTHOR || admins.includes(PR_AUTHOR),
+            `${file}: Domain owner is ${domain.owner.username} but ${PR_AUTHOR} is the PR author`
+        );
+    });
+});
+
+
+t("New JSON files must be owned by the PR author", (t) => {
+    if(process.env.EVENT !== "pull_request") {
+        t.pass();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const newFiles = fs.readdirSync(domainsPath).filter((file) => !fs.readdirSync(headDomainsPath).includes(file));
+
+    newFiles.forEach((file) => {
         const domain = fs.readJsonSync(path.join(domainsPath, file));
 
         t.true(
             domain.owner.username === PR_AUTHOR || admins.includes(PR_AUTHOR),
-            `${file}: Owner is ${domain.owner.username} but ${PR_AUTHOR} is the PR author`
+            `${file}: Domain owner is ${domain.owner.username} but ${PR_AUTHOR} is the PR author`
         );
     });
-});
+})