diff --git a/.github/workflow/test.yml b/.github/workflow/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca318e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflow/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y \
+          gcc \
+          make \
+          pkg-config \
+          libcjson-dev \
+          libncurses-dev \
+          git
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: make
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: make test
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index ca17233..8897536 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -23,3 +23,17 @@ run: $(TARGET)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(TARGET)
+
+test: $(TARGET)
+	@timeout 5s ./$(TARGET); \
+	status=$$?; \
+	if [ $$status -eq 124 ]; then \
+		echo "Program ran for 5 seconds without crashing ✅"; \
+		exit 0; \
+	elif [ $$status -ne 0 ]; then \
+		echo "Program crashed ❌"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	else \
+		echo "Program exited cleanly ✅"; \
+		exit 0; \
+	fi