diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad95f48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Run Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "*" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout Code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Install Make Dependencies
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install libtool-bin autoconf automake cmake g++ pkg-config unzip gettext curl -y
+
+    - name: Install Neovim
+      run: |
+        sudo snap install nvim --classic
+
+    - name: Install Plenary
+      run: |
+        git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim.git
+        mkdir -p .local/share/nvim/lazy/
+        mv plenary.nvim .local/share/nvim/lazy/
+
+    - name: Run Tests
+      env:
+        XDG_CONFIG_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/.config
+        XDG_DATA_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/.local/share
+        XDG_STATE_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/.local/state
+        XDG_CACHE_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/.cache
+      run: make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe134cd..3d8fa51 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ TESTS_DIR=tests
 
 .PHONY: test
 
-# TODO I want test to contain a lua-language-server pass
-
 test_nvim:
 	@nvim \
 		--headless \
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ test_nvim:
 		-c "PlenaryBustedDirectory ${TESTS_DIR} { minimal_init = '${TESTS_INIT}' }"
 
 test:
-	-$(MAKE) test_nvim || exit 1
+	$(MAKE) test_nvim
 
 test-watch:
-	nodemon -e lua -x "$(MAKE) test"
+	nodemon -e lua -x "$(MAKE) test || exit 1"
diff --git a/lua/treewalker/util.lua b/lua/treewalker/util.lua
index 5a9b25f..75110e9 100644
--- a/lua/treewalker/util.lua
+++ b/lua/treewalker/util.lua
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ M.guid = function()
   end)
 end
 
----@param env_key string
----@return boolean
-M.has_env_var = function(env_key)
-  return type(os.getenv(env_key)) ~= type(nil)
-end
-
 ---reverse an array table
 ---@param t table
 M.reverse = function (t)
diff --git a/tests/minimal_init.lua b/tests/minimal_init.lua
index 1117c70..c8be46f 100644
--- a/tests/minimal_init.lua
+++ b/tests/minimal_init.lua
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@ local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy"
 vim.notify = print
 vim.opt.rtp:append(".")
 vim.opt.rtp:append(lazypath .. "/plenary.nvim")
-vim.opt.rtp:append(lazypath .. "/nui.nvim")
-vim.opt.rtp:append(lazypath .. "/telescope.nvim")
--- vim.opt.rtp:append(lazypath .. "/nvim-nio")
-
--- -- Get all our normal plugins into the test env
--- local suite = os.getenv("SUITE")
--- vim.opt.rtp:append(suite .. "nvim")
 
 vim.opt.swapfile = false
 
diff --git a/tests/treewalker/util_spec.lua b/tests/treewalker/util_spec.lua
index 0e569ad..163941b 100644
--- a/tests/treewalker/util_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/treewalker/util_spec.lua
@@ -91,19 +91,6 @@ describe("util", function()
     end)
   end)
 
-  describe("ensure_env_var", function()
-    it("returns true", function()
-      -- always set
-      local res = util.has_env_var("SHELL")
-      assert.is_true(res)
-    end)
-
-    it("returns false", function()
-      local res = util.has_env_var("IM_SUPER_SURE_THIS_ENV_VAR_WONT_BE_SET_FR_FR")
-      assert.is_false(res)
-    end)
-  end)
-
   describe("reverse", function()
     it("reverses an array table", function()
       local t = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 }