diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest_custom_ipv8.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest_custom_ipv8.yml
index a35f5b40ee4..326f813844b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest_custom_ipv8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest_custom_ipv8.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 name: Run pytest with custom ipv8 version
 
 on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      python-version:
+        default: '3.8'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+
+      matrix:
+        default: '{"os":["windows-latest", "macos-latest", "ubuntu-latest"]}'
+        type: string
+        required: false
+
+      ipv8-git-ref:
+        default: 'master'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       python-version: