diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index 083a5cc..ef77628 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         run: meson setup builddir -Db_coverage=true
       - name: build and test dist package
         run: ninja -C builddir dist
+      - name: run unit tests
+        run: ninja -C builddir test
       - name: calculate coverage
         run: ninja -C builddir coverage-text
       - name: Coverage report