diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
index 8542f62..fc4c27a 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-base-image.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,44 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.8]
+
+    env:
+      SCHEMAS_URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lambda-feedback/request-response-schemas/master
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install flake8 pytest
+          python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run linter
+        run: |
+          # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
+          flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
+          # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
+          flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          pytest -v tests/*.py
+
   push_to_registry:
     name: Build and Push to DockerHub Registry
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest