diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile_ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/compile_ubuntu.yml
index 6689930d51ce..49891513391e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile_ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile_ubuntu.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ jobs:
           tags: |
             type=schedule,pattern={{date 'YYY-MM-DD'}}
 
-      - name: Build Docker Image
+      - id: build
+        name: Build Docker Image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           push: false
@@ -46,10 +47,8 @@ jobs:
           file: ./Tools/container/Dockerfile
 
       - name: Test Docker Works
-        uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
-        with:
-          image: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          run: echo "hello world"
+        run: |
+          REPO_NAME=${{ steps.build.outputs.imageid }} ./Tools/container/docker_run.sh make px4_fmu-v4
 
       - name: Setup tmate session
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/Tools/container/docker_run.sh b/Tools/container/docker_run.sh
index 0335af0696fd..e9666d91fca5 100755
--- a/Tools/container/docker_run.sh
+++ b/Tools/container/docker_run.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ -z "${DOCKER_TAG}" ]]; then
-  # The default tag name should be hardcoded
-  # to whatever we are currently using in CI on this branch
-  TAG_NAME="2024-10-11"
+	# The default tag name should be hardcoded
+	# to whatever we are currently using in CI on this branch
+	TAG_NAME="2024-10-11"
 else
-  TAG_NAME="${DOCKER_TAG}"
+	TAG_NAME="${DOCKER_TAG}"
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${REPO_NAME}" ]]; then
+	REPO_NAME="ghcr.io/px4/px4-dev"
+	# REPO_NAME="px4/px4-dev"
+else
+	REPO_NAME="${REPO_NAME}"
+	TAG_NAME=""
 fi
 
 # set the image name and tag
-PX4_DOCKER_REPO="ghcr.io/px4/px4-dev:$TAG_NAME"
+PX4_DOCKER_REPO="$REPO_NAME:$TAG_NAME"
 # get the project root path
+# assumes docker_run.sh lives in ./Tools/container
 SRC_DIR=$(dirname $(realpath $0))
 SRC_DIR=${SRC_DIR%/*/*}