diff --git a/.github/workflows/jinja.yaml b/.github/workflows/jinja.yaml
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+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      workdir:
+        required: false
+        default: "./"
+        type: string
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "!startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')"
+    container:
+      image: cubicrootxyz/jinja:v0.0.3
+      options: --user root
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: (cd ${{ inputs.workdir }} && makejinja)
+      - name: Check for diffs
+        run: git diff --exit-code
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/jinja_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/jinja_test.yaml
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+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  jinja:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/jinja.yaml
+    with:
+      workdir: "tests/jinja/" 
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diff --git a/tests/jinja/generated/testfile.yml b/tests/jinja/generated/testfile.yml
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+- a
+- b
+- c
diff --git a/tests/jinja/makejinja.toml b/tests/jinja/makejinja.toml
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+[makejinja]
+inputs = ["./templates"]
+output = "./generated"
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diff --git a/tests/jinja/templates/testfile.yml.jinja b/tests/jinja/templates/testfile.yml.jinja
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+++ b/tests/jinja/templates/testfile.yml.jinja
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+{% for item in ["a", "b", "c"] %}
+- {{ item }}
+{% endfor %}
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