diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0819222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: Cargo Build & Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+env: 
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+jobs:
+  build_and_test:
+    name: Rust project - latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y
+          sudo apt-get upgrade -y
+          sudo apt-get install libssl-dev openssl -y
+
+      - name: Early Build
+        run: cargo build --workspace --tests 
+
+      - name: Install node deps
+        run: yarn
+          
+      - name: Setup validator
+        run: |
+          sh -c "$(curl -sSfL https://release.solana.com/v1.15.2/install)"
+          echo "$HOME/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/bin:$PATH"
+          ls "$HOME/.local/share/solana/install/active_release/bin"
+          echo "Solana Cli installed"
+          solana --version
+          echo "Generating keypair..."
+          solana-keygen new -o "$HOME/.config/solana/id.json" --no-passphrase --silent
+          solana config set --url "http://0.0.0.0:8899"
+
+      - name: Run and Test
+        run: |
+          sh -c "solana-test-validator" &
+          sleep 20 && solana airdrop 10000
+          cargo run &
+          sleep 20 && cargo test
+          yarn test
+          pkill lite-rpc
+          kill $(jobs -p)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8eaa38f0..a59e8375 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ bench/metrics.csv
 *.pem*
 *.pks*
 .env
+test-ledger
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3d2d9d88..04e4ae25 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "csv",
  "dirs",
  "log",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "solana-rpc-client",
  "solana-sdk 1.15.0",
  "tokio",
  "tracing-subscriber",
- "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5233,15 +5233,6 @@ version = "0.7.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09cc8ee72d2a9becf2f2febe0205bbed8fc6615b7cb429ad062dc7b7ddd036a9"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "uuid"
-version = "1.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1674845326ee10d37ca60470760d4288a6f80f304007d92e5c53bab78c9cfd79"
-dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.8",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "valuable"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/bench/Cargo.toml b/bench/Cargo.toml
index dd1934af..d5571df2 100644
--- a/bench/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bench/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ clap = { version = "4.1.6", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.25.0", features = ["full", "fs"]} 
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.16"
 dirs = "4.0.0"
-uuid = { version = "1.3.0", features = ["v4"] }
+rand = "0.8.5"
 
diff --git a/bench/src/helpers.rs b/bench/src/helpers.rs
index 575791ce..dcec19dc 100644
--- a/bench/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/bench/src/helpers.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
+use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, prelude::Distribution};
 use solana_rpc_client::nonblocking::rpc_client::RpcClient;
 use solana_sdk::{
     commitment_config::CommitmentConfig,
@@ -68,9 +69,13 @@ impl BenchHelper {
         funded_payer: &Keypair,
         blockhash: Hash,
     ) -> Vec<Transaction> {
+        let random_bytes: Vec<u8> = Alphanumeric
+            .sample_iter(rand::thread_rng())
+            .take(10)
+            .collect();
+
         (0..num_of_txs)
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|_| Self::create_memo_tx(uuid::Uuid::new_v4().as_bytes(), funded_payer, blockhash))
+            .map(|_| Self::create_memo_tx(&random_bytes, funded_payer, blockhash))
             .collect()
     }