diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-checker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37e1f66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-checker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Commit Msg Check Action
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  check-commits:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run custom commit check
+        uses: qualcomm/commit-msg-check-action@main
+        env: 
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          body-char-limit: 72
+          sub-char-limit: 50
+          check-blank-line: true
diff --git a/ci/files_to_copy.sh b/ci/files_to_copy.sh
index c66f741d..9bb4d592 100644
--- a/ci/files_to_copy.sh
+++ b/ci/files_to_copy.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 # Move outside the github workspace to avoid conflicts
 cd ..
 
+sudo touch graphmger.txt
+sudo cp -R graphmger.txt /tmp/rootfs/etc/
 # copy the build artifacts to a temporary directory
-cp -R build/usr/* /tmp/rootfs/usr/
-cp -R build/etc/* /tmp/rootfs/etc/
+sudo cp -R build/usr/* /tmp/rootfs/usr/
+sudo cp -R build/etc/* /tmp/rootfs/etc/
diff --git a/service/src/graph_module.c b/service/src/graph_module.c
index 175020f6..2f1e73ed 100644
--- a/service/src/graph_module.c
+++ b/service/src/graph_module.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,11 @@ int configure_spr_session_time_reset_info(struct module_info* spr_mod,
     if (ret != 0) {
         ret = ar_err_get_lnx_err_code(ret);
         AGM_LOGE("failed for PARAM_ID_SPR_SESSION_TIME_RESET_INFO: %d", ret);
-        return ret;
+
+        /* To make backward compatibility with ADSP where latest SPR module */
+        /* configuration is not supported and to avoid failing use case     */
+        /* error is not being propagated                                    */
+        return 0;
     }
 
     AGM_LOGD("configured");