diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0da4d5d5..7ec2b3be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,38 @@ jobs:
     - run: yarn lint
     - run: yarn build
     - run: yarn test
-    - name: Test substrate-api-sidecard with chopsticks node
-      if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'master' }}
+
+  sidecar:
+    if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'master' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cargo/bin/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+          ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          executor/target/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+    - name: Install toolchain
+      uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
+      with:
+        toolchain: nightly-2022-10-30
+        components: rustfmt
+        target: wasm32-unknown-unknown
+    - name: Use Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 18.x
+        cache: 'yarn'
+    - run: yarn --immutable
+    - run: yarn check
+    - run: yarn build-wasm
+    - name: Test Sidecar
       run: yarn workspace @acala-network/chopsticks-e2e run sidecar
 
   playwright: