diff --git a/selfdrive/test/ci_shell.sh b/selfdrive/test/ci_shell.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bf14875e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/test/ci_shell.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" >/dev/null && pwd)"
+OP_ROOT="$DIR/../../"
+
+if [ -z "$BUILD" ]; then
+  docker pull ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest
+else
+  docker build --cache-from ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest -t ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest -f $OP_ROOT/Dockerfile.openpilot_base .
+fi
+
+docker run \
+       -it \
+       --rm \
+       --volume $OP_ROOT:/tmp/openpilot \
+       --workdir /tmp/openpilot \
+       --env PYTHONPATH=/tmp/openpilot \
+       ghcr.io/commaai/openpilot-base:latest \
+       /bin/bash