diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 7ec9037b..9b142441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ jobs:
         pio upgrade
 
     # We now run integration test before other build steps (to quickly see runtime failures)
-    #- name: Build for native
-    #  run: platformio run -e native
-    #- name: Integration test
-    #  run: |
-    #    .pio/build/native/program &
-    #    sleep 20 # 5 seconds was not enough
-    #    echo "Simulator started, launching python test..."
-    #    python3 -c 'from meshtastic.test import testSimulator; testSimulator()'
+    - name: Build for native
+      run: platformio run -e native
+    - name: Integration test
+      run: |
+        .pio/build/native/program &
+        sleep 20 # 5 seconds was not enough
+        echo "Simulator started, launching python test..."
+        python3 -c 'from meshtastic.test import testSimulator; testSimulator()'
 
     # - name: Build for tbeam
     #   run: platformio run -e tbeam
diff --git a/bin/test-simulator.sh b/bin/test-simulator.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..46158dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/test-simulator.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+set -e
+
+echo "Starting simulator"
+.pio/build/native/program &
+sleep 20 # 5 seconds was not enough
+
+echo "Simulator started, launching python test..."
+python3 -c 'from meshtastic.test import testSimulator; testSimulator()'
+