diff --git a/.github/scripts/upload-integ-test-metrics.py b/.github/scripts/upload-integ-test-metrics.py
index d592f776d..28595d647 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/upload-integ-test-metrics.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/upload-integ-test-metrics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import sys
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-from datetime import datetime, UTC
+from datetime import datetime
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, Literal, TypedDict
 import os
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def parse_junit_xml(xml_file_path: str) -> list[TestResult]:
 
 def build_metric_data(test_results: list[TestResult], repository: str) -> list[MetricDatum]:
     metrics: list[MetricDatum] = []
-    timestamp = datetime.now(UTC)
+    timestamp = datetime.utcnow()
     
     for test in test_results:
         test_name = f"{test.classname}.{test.name}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index 96e0eb7c4..2baa450b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ jobs:
           hatch test tests_integ
 
       - name: Publish test metrics to CloudWatch
+        if: always()
         run: |
           python .github/scripts/upload-integ-test-metrics.py ./build/test-results.xml ${{ github.event.repository }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e4d9d0e8..cfd37b955 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ Seamlessly integrate Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers:
 from strands import Agent
 from strands.tools.mcp import MCPClient
 from mcp import stdio_client, StdioServerParameters
-
 aws_docs_client = MCPClient(
     lambda: stdio_client(StdioServerParameters(command="uvx", args=["awslabs.aws-documentation-mcp-server@latest"]))
 )