diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index db0af92..d14e8d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ on:
     branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      bypass_cache:
+        description: 'Bypass cache (true/false)'
+        required: false
+        default: 'false'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -22,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       
       - name: Cache test data
+        id: cache-test-data
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: src/scope/data
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-test-data-
       - name: Download test data if not cached
-        if: steps.cache-test-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.bypass_cache == 'true') || steps.cache-test-data.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
         run: |
           echo "Downloading test data..."
           cd src/scope
diff --git a/src/scope/input.txt b/src/scope/input.txt
index c29fb9e..b2c2229 100644
--- a/src/scope/input.txt
+++ b/src/scope/input.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ LD                     True              # whether to include limb darkening in
 u1                     0.1               # first quadratic limb darkening coefficient. not used if limb_darkening is set to False or if observation is set to emission.
 u2                     0.1               # second quadratic limb darkening coefficient. not used if limb_darkening is set to False or if observation is set to emission.
 include_rm             False             # *experimental*. Whether to include Rossiter-McLaughlin effect in the simulation or not. only matters if observation is set to transmission.
-v_rot_star             3                 # equatorial rotational velocity of the star in km/s. only matters if include_rm is set to True. and observation is set to transmission.
+v_rot_star             3                 # equatorial rotational velocity of the star in km/s. only matters if include_rm is set to True. and observation is set to transmission. [DB]
 lambda_misalign        0                 # misalignment angle of the planet's orbit with respect to the star's rotation axis, in degrees. only matters if include_rm is set to True. and observation is set to transmission. [DB]
 inc                    90.0              # inclination of the planet's orbit with respect to the line of sight, in degrees. only matters if include_rm is set to True. and observation is set to transmission.
 
diff --git a/src/scope/input_output.py b/src/scope/input_output.py
index 44ed3e7..5fd4d27 100644
--- a/src/scope/input_output.py
+++ b/src/scope/input_output.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(self, message="scope input file error:"):
 # Mapping between input file parameters and database columns
 parameter_mapping = {
     "Rp": "pl_radj",
-    "Mp": "pl_massj",
+    "Mp": "pl_bmassj",
     "Rstar": "st_rad",
     "Mstar": "st_mass",
     "v_sys": "system_velocity",
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ def __init__(self, message="scope input file error:"):
     "P_rot": "pl_orbper",
     "v_sys": "st_radv",
     "planet_name": "pl_name",
-    "Rp_solar": "planet_radius_solar",
     "lambda_misalign": "pl_projobliq",
     "e": "pl_orbeccen",
     "peri": "pl_orblper",
+    "v_rot_star": "st_vsin",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/scope/tests/test_io.py b/src/scope/tests/test_io.py
index b449336..81c68e6 100644
--- a/src/scope/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/src/scope/tests/test_io.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import tempfile
+import pandas as pd
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
@@ -8,8 +9,11 @@
     parse_input_file,
     write_input_file,
     ScopeConfigError,
+    parameter_mapping,
 )
 
+test_data_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../data")
+
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def sample_files():
@@ -195,3 +199,14 @@ def test_calc_n_max_when_input_0(sample_files_second):
     data = parse_input_file(input_file_path, db_file_path)
 
     assert data["n_exposures"] > 0 and type(data["n_exposures"]) == int
+
+
+def test_database_columns():
+    # read in the exoplanet archive data
+    input_file_path = os.path.join(
+        test_data_path, "default_params_exoplanet_archive.csv"
+    )
+    db = pd.read_csv(input_file_path)
+
+    for value in parameter_mapping.values():
+        assert value in db.columns