diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f2083a47..fbf9e890 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: build nixfmt
         run: nix-build
         if: success() || failure()
+
+      - name: run tests
+        run: nix-shell --run ./test/test.sh