diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5ee3d733d..214f39923 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -7,16 +7,20 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  build_and_test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: install dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get install gcc-10 libapparmor-dev libselinux1-dev
+      run: sudo apt-get install gcc-10 libapparmor-dev libselinux1-dev expect xzdec
     - name: configure
-      run: CC=gcc-10 ./configure --enable-fatal-warnings --enable-analyzer --enable-apparmor --enable-selinux
+      run: CC=gcc-10 ./configure --enable-fatal-warnings --enable-analyzer --enable-apparmor --enable-selinux --prefix=/usr
     - name: make
       run: make
+    - name: make install
+      run: sudo make install
+    - name: run tests
+      run: SHELL=/bin/bash make test-github
   build-clang:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index bc0fa0096..e34a38ab6 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ test-noprofiles: test-private-lib test-fcopy test-fnetfilter test-fs test-utils
 test-travis: test-profiles test-fcopy test-fnetfilter test-fs test-utils test-sysutils test-environment test-filters test-arguments
 	echo "TEST COMPLETE"
 
+test-github: test-fcopy test-fnetfilter test-utils test-sysutils test-environment test-arguments
+	echo "TEST COMPLETE"
+
 ##########################################
 # Individual tests, some of them require root access
 # The tests are very intrusive, by the time you are done
diff --git a/test/sysutils/less.exp b/test/sysutils/less.exp
index 2bfb60302..daa666c18 100755
--- a/test/sysutils/less.exp
+++ b/test/sysutils/less.exp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ match_max 100000
 send -- "firejail less sysutils.sh\r"
 expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 1\n";exit}
+	"(press RETURN)" {puts "TESTING SKIP 1.1\n";exit}
 	"MALLOC_CHECK"
 }
 expect {
diff --git a/test/sysutils/xz.exp b/test/sysutils/xz.exp
index 63b1ad3c7..a0ab917c7 100755
--- a/test/sysutils/xz.exp
+++ b/test/sysutils/xz.exp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Firejail Authors
 # License GPL v2
 
-set timeout 10
+set timeout 15
 spawn $env(SHELL)
 match_max 100000
 
diff --git a/test/utils/man.exp b/test/utils/man.exp
index 3cde9f2c8..102701a6a 100755
--- a/test/utils/man.exp
+++ b/test/utils/man.exp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ match_max 100000
 send -- "man firejail\r"
 expect {
 	timeout {puts "TESTING ERROR 0\n";exit}
+	"(press RETURN)" {puts "TESTING SKIP 1.1\n";exit}
 	"Linux namespaces sandbox program"
 }
 after 100