diff --git a/.github/workflows/coprocessor-test.yml b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a06f4e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/coprocessor-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Run PR test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+jobs:
+  coprocessor_test:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    runs-on: "large_ubuntu_32"
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup database
+        working-directory: ./fhevm-engine/coprocessor
+        run: |
+          make init_db
+          # build with --release flag for faster tests
+          cargo build --release
+          cargo build --tests --release
+          COPROCESSOR_TEST_LOCAL_DB=true cargo test --release -- --nocapture
+
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Makefile b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Makefile
index 7b1d62fb..abb8790e 100644
--- a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Makefile
+++ b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ build:
 
 .PHONY: cleanup
 cleanup:
-	docker compose down -v
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down -v
 
 .PHONY: init_db
 init_db:
-	docker compose up -d
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d
 	sleep 3
 	$(DB_URL) sqlx db create
 	$(DB_URL) sqlx migrate run
diff --git a/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/docker-compose.test.yml b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/docker-compose.test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f51f5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fhevm-engine/coprocessor/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+version: '3.8'
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:15.7
+    restart: always
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+    ports:
+      - '5432:5432'
+    volumes:
+      - db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+volumes:
+  db:
+    driver: local