diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
index e92a99dba1..e1ad67f930 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ env:
   RUN: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e FILEREADER_CACHE=1 -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v ~/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v ~/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
   BUILD_CL: selfdrive/test/docker_build.sh cl
-  
+
   RUN_CL: docker run --shm-size 1G -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/tmp/openpilot -w /tmp/openpilot -e PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot -e NUM_JOBS -e JOB_ID -e GITHUB_ACTION -e GITHUB_REF -e GITHUB_HEAD_REF -e GITHUB_SHA -e GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v ~/scons_cache:/tmp/scons_cache -v ~/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache -v ~/openpilot_cache:/tmp/openpilot_cache $CL_BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
 
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ jobs:
         submodules: true
     - name: Build Docker image
       run: eval "$BUILD"
-    - name: Unit test
+    - name: Build openpilot
+      timeout-minutes: 5
+      run: ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc) --directory=/tmp/openpilot/cereal --minimal"
+    - name: Test PlotJuggler
       timeout-minutes: 2
       run: |
-        ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc) --directory=/tmp/openpilot cereal && \
-                        apt-get update && \
-                        apt-get install -y libdw-dev libqt5svg5-dev libqt5x11extras5-dev && \
-                        cd /tmp/openpilot/tools/plotjuggler && \
-                        ./test_plotjuggler.py"
+        ${{ env.RUN }} "pytest tools/plotjuggler/"
 
   simulator:
     name: simulator