diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..234b350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: tests
+
+on: [ push ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - run: sudo apt install libcunit1-dev
+    - run: cd .. && git clone https://github.com/herumi/mcl && cd mcl && make -j8
+    - run: make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5e5795..733e33a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MAIN = test
+MAIN = tests
 OUT = zpie
 CC = gcc
 CAARCH64 = aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f514b75..6530c16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # ZPiE: Zero-knowledge Proofs in Embedded systems
 
+![Build Status](https://github.com/xevisalle/zpie/workflows/tests/badge.svg)
+[![Repository](https://img.shields.io/badge/github-zpie-blueviolet?logo=github)](https://github.com/xevisalle/zpie)
+
 A portable and efficient C library for developing Zero-Knowledge applications for embedded systems. 
 
 **DISCLAIMER**: this library is currently **unstable**. Furthermore, **it has not gone through an exhaustive security analysis**, so it is not intended to be used in a production environment, only for academic purposes.
diff --git a/src/tests.c b/src/tests.c
index 7e399b7..8342a1c 100644
--- a/src/tests.c
+++ b/src/tests.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ int main()
     }
 
     CU_basic_run_tests();
+    if(CU_get_number_of_failures()) abort();
 
     CU_cleanup_registry();
     return CU_get_error();