diff --git a/ci.sh b/ci.sh
index 8a9498f9..4b3fbd6a 100755
--- a/ci.sh
+++ b/ci.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,25 @@
 
 set -ex
 
+wait_for_service() {
+    while [ -z "$(pgrep parsec)" ]; do
+        sleep 1
+    done
+
+    sleep 5
+
+    # Check that Parsec successfully started and is running
+    pgrep parsec >/dev/null
+}
+
+pushd /tmp/parsec
+./target/debug/parsec -c /tmp/parsec-openssl-provider/tests/configs/test_config.toml &
+popd
+
+wait_for_service
+
 # Build parsec provider shared library
-pushd parsec-openssl-provider-shared/ &&
+pushd parsec-openssl-provider-shared
 cargo build
 popd
 
@@ -29,4 +46,4 @@ if [[ $test_string == $provider_load_result ]]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Loaded Provider has unexpected parameters!!!!"
-exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 1
diff --git a/tests/configs/test_config.toml b/tests/configs/test_config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b26673d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/configs/test_config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[core_settings]
+allow_root = true
+log_level = "error"
+log_timestamp = true
+log_error_details = true
+
+[listener]
+listener_type = "DomainSocket"
+timeout = 200 # in milliseconds
+socket_path = "/tmp/parsec.sock"
+
+[authenticator]
+auth_type = "UnixPeerCredentials"
+
+[[key_manager]]
+name = "on-disk-manager"
+manager_type = "OnDisk"
+store_path = "mappings"
+
+[[provider]]
+provider_type = "MbedCrypto"
+key_info_manager = "on-disk-manager"
diff --git a/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile b/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile
index 3e6da33a..feb33492 100644
--- a/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker_image/parsec-openssl-provider-test.Dockerfile
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:/opt/rust/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # For running tests Parsec is configured with the socket in /tmp/
 ENV PARSEC_SERVICE_ENDPOINT="unix:/tmp/parsec.sock"
+
+RUN git clone https://github.com/parallaxsecond/parsec.git --branch 1.3.0 \
+    && cd parsec \
+    && cargo build --features "mbed-crypto-provider"