diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml
index 3cdd9142fd..0083e70dd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rusEFI-console.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./java_tools/configuration_definition
         run: ant antlr
 
+      - name: Test console
+        # at the moment 'jar' task does not depend on tests?! maybe because tests take some time?
+        working-directory: ./java_console
+        run: ant test
+
       - name: Build console
         working-directory: ./java_console
         run: ant server_jar