diff --git a/.github/workflows/simulation_test.yml b/.github/workflows/simulation_test.yml
index 36e3e376..ff97253b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simulation_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simulation_test.yml
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ jobs:
         mpirun -np 2 special -mpi -python $NEURODAMUS_PYTHON/init.py --configFile=simulation_sonata_coreneuron.json
         ls reporting_coreneuron/*.h5
 
+    - name: test-integration
+      run: |
+        . ./venv/bin/activate
+        pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+        pytest -x --forked tests/integration
+
     - name: live debug session, comment out
       if: failure()
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3