diff --git a/.github/workflows/rubyonrails.yml b/.github/workflows/rubyonrails.yml
index 4253893..738eb32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rubyonrails.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rubyonrails.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@55283cc23133118229fd3f97f9336ee23a179fcf # v1.146.0
         with:
           bundler-cache: true
+      - name: Connect to Redis
+        # Runs a script that creates a Redis client, populates
+        # the client with data, and retrieves data
+        run: node client.js
+        # Environment variable used by the `client.js` script to create a new Redis client.
+        env:
+          # The hostname used to communicate with the Redis service container
+          REDIS_HOST: redis
+          # The default Redis port
+          REDIS_PORT: 6379
       # Add or replace database setup steps here
       - name: Set up database schema
         run: bin/rails db:schema:load