diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1df5ea7..b6edd60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: C tests
+name: Run tests
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: compile all
+      run: ./make.sh build all
     - name: run tests
       run: ./make.sh test run