diff --git a/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
index 0377c64..1edf3ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
           export OUTPUT=$OUTPUT_DIRECTORY/logs/precheck.log
           export PDKPATH=$PDK_ROOT/sky130A
 
-          git clone --depth=1 -b mpw-5b https://github.com/efabless/mpw_precheck.git
+          git clone --depth=1 -b mpw-7a https://github.com/efabless/mpw_precheck.git
 
-          docker run -v "$PRECHECK_ROOT":"$PRECHECK_ROOT" -v "$INPUT_DIRECTORY":"$INPUT_DIRECTORY" -v "${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}":"${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}" -e INPUT_DIRECTORY="$INPUT_DIRECTORY" -e PDK_ROOT="${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}" -e PDKPATH="${{ env.PDKPATH }}" -u $(id -u "$USER"):$(id -g "$USER") efabless/mpw_precheck:latest bash -c "cd $PRECHECK_ROOT; python3 mpw_precheck.py --input_directory $INPUT_DIRECTORY --pdk_root ${{ env.PDK_ROOT }} --output_directory $OUTPUT_DIRECTORY license makefile consistency xor magic_drc klayout_beol klayout_feol klayout_met_min_ca_density klayout_offgrid klayout_pin_label_purposes_overlapping_drawing klayout_zeroarea"
+          docker run -v "$PRECHECK_ROOT":"$PRECHECK_ROOT" -v "$INPUT_DIRECTORY":"$INPUT_DIRECTORY" -v "${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}":"${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}" -e INPUT_DIRECTORY="$INPUT_DIRECTORY" -e PDK_ROOT="${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}" -e PDKPATH="${{ env.PDKPATH }}" -u $(id -u "$USER"):$(id -g "$USER") efabless/mpw_precheck:latest bash -c "cd $PRECHECK_ROOT; python3 mpw_precheck.py --input_directory $INPUT_DIRECTORY --pdk_path ${{ env.PDKPATH }} --output_directory $OUTPUT_DIRECTORY license makefile consistency xor magic_drc klayout_beol klayout_feol klayout_met_min_ca_density klayout_offgrid klayout_pin_label_purposes_overlapping_drawing klayout_zeroarea"
 
           cnt=$(grep -c "All Checks Passed" "$OUTPUT")
           if ! [[ $cnt ]]; then cnt=0; fi
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ccca4b..04edfb0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-precheck_results
+/.idea/
+/precheck_results/
+*/tmp
+*/*/tmp
 *.hex*
 *.lst
 *.vcd
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 70d6251..65179e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 export PDK?=sky130B
 export PDKPATH?=$(PDK_ROOT)/$(PDK)
 
-MPW_TAG ?= mpw-6c
+MPW_TAG ?= mpw-7a
+
 
 ifeq ($(CARAVEL_LITE),1)
 	CARAVEL_NAME := caravel-lite
@@ -190,10 +191,10 @@
 	-v $(INPUT_DIRECTORY):$(INPUT_DIRECTORY) \
 	-v $(PDK_ROOT):$(PDK_ROOT) \
 	-e INPUT_DIRECTORY=$(INPUT_DIRECTORY) \
-	-e PDK_ROOT=$(PDK_ROOT) \
+	-e PDK_PATH=$(PDK_ROOT)/$(PDK) \
 	-e PDKPATH=$(PDKPATH) \
 	-u $(shell id -u $(USER)):$(shell id -g $(USER)) \
-	efabless/mpw_precheck:latest bash -c "cd $(PRECHECK_ROOT) ; python3 mpw_precheck.py --input_directory $(INPUT_DIRECTORY) --pdk_root $(PDK_ROOT)"
+	efabless/mpw_precheck:latest bash -c "cd $(PRECHECK_ROOT) ; python3 mpw_precheck.py --input_directory $(INPUT_DIRECTORY) --pdk_path $($PDK_PATH)"