diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 16f3c87fb..a6017c8a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		"start:cdn": "node dist/cdn/start.js",
 		"start:gateway": "node dist/gateway/start.js",
 		"build": "tsc -p .",
+		"test": "node scripts/test.js",
 		"lint": "eslint .",
 		"setup": "npm run build && npm run generate:schema",
 		"sync:db": "npm run build && node scripts/syncronise.js",
diff --git a/scripts/test.js b/scripts/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28ac37787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+	Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+	Copyright (C) 2023 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+	
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+	by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+	
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+	
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/*
+	Super simple script to check if the server starts at all, for use in gh actions.
+	Not a proper test framework by any means.
+*/
+
+const { spawn } = require("child_process");
+const path = require("path");
+
+const server = spawn("node", [
+	path.join(__dirname, "..", "dist", "bundle", "start.js"),
+]);
+
+server.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
+	process.stdout.write(data);
+
+	if (data.toString().toLowerCase().includes("listening")) {
+		// we good :)
+		console.log("we good");
+		process.exit();
+	}
+});
+
+server.stderr.on("data", (err) => {
+	process.stdout.write(err);
+	// we bad :(
+	process.kill(1);
+});
+
+server.on("close", (code) => {
+	console.log("closed with code", code);
+	process.exit(code);
+});