diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/weekly.yml
index 26676b014..e8380f5f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "40 06 * * SAT"
 
 jobs:
-  latest p9, latest matplotlib:
+  latest-p9_latest-matplotlib:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           path: result_images/
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
-  latest p9, latest pandas:
+  latest-p9_latest-pandas:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -77,19 +77,16 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Packages
-        shell: bash
         run: |
-          uv pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas
           uv pip install ".[extra,test]"
+          uv pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas
 
       - name: Environment Information
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip list
 
       # to do: think about catching deprecations earlier
       - name: Run Tests
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           make test
 
@@ -100,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           path: result_images/
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
-  stable p9, latest matplotlib:
+  stable-p9_latest-matplotlib:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -110,12 +107,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Get latest release with tag from GitHub API
         id: latestrelease
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "::set-output name=releasetag::$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/has2k1/plotnine/releases/latest | jq '.tag_name' | sed 's/\"//g')"
 
       - name: Confirm Release Tag
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           echo ${{ steps.latestrelease.outputs.latestrelease }}
 
@@ -138,18 +133,15 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Packages
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib
           uv pip install ".[extra,test]"
 
       - name: Environment Information
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip list
 
       - name: Run Tests
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           make test
 
@@ -160,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           path: result_images/
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
-  stable p9, latest pandas:
+  stable-p9_latest-pandas:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -170,12 +162,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Get latest release with tag from GitHub API
         id: latestrelease
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "::set-output name=releasetag::$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/has2k1/plotnine/releases/latest | jq '.tag_name' | sed 's/\"//g')"
 
       - name: Confirm Release Tag
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           echo ${{ steps.latestrelease.outputs.latestrelease }}
 
@@ -198,19 +188,16 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Packages
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas
           uv pip install ".[extra,test]"
 
       - name: Environment Information
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip list
 
       # to do: think about catching deprecations earlier
       - name: Run Tests
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           make test
 
@@ -221,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
           path: tests/result_images/
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
-  TYP latest p9, latest matplotlib:
+  TYP_latest-p9_latest-matplotlib:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -246,22 +233,19 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Packages
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip install ".[extra,typing]"
           uv pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib
 
       - name: Environment Information
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip list
 
       - name: Run Tests
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           make typecheck
 
-  TYP latest p9, latest pandas:
+  TYP_latest-p9_latest-pandas:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -286,21 +270,18 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Packages
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip install ".[extra,typing]"
           uv pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas
 
       - name: Environment Information
-        shell: bash
         run: |
           uv pip list
 
       # to do: think about catching deprecations earlier
       - name: Run Tests
-        shell: bash
         run: |
-          make test
+          make typecheck
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: failure()
diff --git a/plotnine/ggplot.py b/plotnine/ggplot.py
index 63b1c6e4b..afab59481 100755
--- a/plotnine/ggplot.py
+++ b/plotnine/ggplot.py
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ def facet_pages(column)
     if verbose:
         warn(f"Filename: {filename}", PlotnineWarning)
 
-    with PdfPages(filename, keep_empty=False) as pdf:
+    with PdfPages(filename) as pdf:
         # Re-add the first element to the iterator, if it was removed
         for plot in plots:
             fig = plot.draw()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 17bc0f14e..0e0c41c4a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dev = [
 ]
 
 typing = [
-    "pyright==1.1.374",
+    "pyright==1.1.385",
     "ipython",
     "pandas-stubs",
 ]
diff --git a/tests/test_save_as_pdf_pages.py b/tests/test_save_as_pdf_pages.py
index 8e3f1bd0f..1dc665d62 100644
--- a/tests/test_save_as_pdf_pages.py
+++ b/tests/test_save_as_pdf_pages.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_save_method(self):
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as record:
             save_as_pdf_pages(p(), fn, verbose=False)
             assert_exist_and_clean(fn, "save method")
-            assert not record, "Issued an unexpected warning"
+            assert not record, f"Unexpected warnings"
 
         res = ("filename" in str(item.message).lower() for item in record)
         assert not any(res)
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ def test_plot_exception(self):
         with pytest.raises(PlotnineError):
             save_as_pdf_pages(plots, fn, verbose=False)
 
+        # TODO: Remove when MPL>=3.10.0
+        if fn.exists():
+            fn.unlink()
+
         assert not fn.exists()