diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index be1e267..2bdf923 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
           version: v1.21
           k3d-name: kube
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # unit tests
+      - run: cargo test --lib
+      # integration tests
       - run: cargo build --bin kopium
       # Test a reasonably complicated CRD; promethesurules
       - run: just test-pr