diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3676697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# remove old build if any
+if [ -f "app/gyt" ]; then
+    rm -rf app/gyt
+fi
+
+# Print the selected build type
+echo "Selected build type: $BUILD_TYPE"
+echo "Building the project... This will take a while to install dependencies for the first time."
+
+# Run CMake with the selected build type
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -G Ninja
+
+# Build the project
+ninja
+
+# Tests
+ctest
+
+# symlink - so I can run it like gyt [arguments....]
+sudo rm /usr/local/bin/gyt
+sudo ln -s "$(pwd)/app/gyt" /usr/local/bin/gyt
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 32de245..54f1805 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 add_executable(tests tests.cpp repository_t.cpp)
 target_include_directories(tests PUBLIC ../ext)
 
-target_link_libraries(tests PUBLIC repository)
+target_link_libraries(tests PUBLIC boost_libraries repository)
 
 # allow user to run tests with `make test` or `ctest`
 include(../cmake/Catch.cmake)