diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8472ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: test
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+    pull_request:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - 'main'
+
+jobs:
+    test:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Move local action to folder where it can be tested
+              shell: bash
+              run: |
+                mkdir -p .github/actions/test
+                cp action.yml .github/actions/test/action.yml
+
+            - uses: ./.github/actions/test
+              with:
+                service-key: ${{ secrets.SERVICE_KEY }}
+
+            - name: (optional) Twingate logs
+              run: journalctl -u twingate
+
+            - name: (optional) Twingate status
+              run: twingate status
+                
+            - name: Access a secure resource
+              env:
+                TEST_URL: http://business.prod.beamreachinc.int/
+              run: |
+                echo Calling $TEST_URL 🚀
+                curl -v $TEST_URL
+
+            - run: echo "SUCCESS!!! 🤩 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef6914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.secrets
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a931ae..fd1844e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,3 +18,13 @@ There are two common use cases:
     # Required
     service-key: ${{ secrets.EXAMPLE_SERVICE_KEY_SECRET_NAME }}
 ```
+
+
+# Development
+
+To run action locally to debug you can use `act` (`brew install act`):
+```
+act -j test -s SERVICE_KEY --container-options "--cap-add NET_ADMIN --device /dev/net/tun"
+```
+
+It'll ask for `SERVICE_KEY` value interactively.
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9b5e391..f8b2352 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -13,31 +13,36 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Twingate
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        sudo apt update
         echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://packages.twingate.com/apt/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/twingate.list
         sudo apt-get update -o Dir::Etc::sourcelist="sources.list.d/twingate.list" -o Dir::Etc::sourceparts="-" -o APT::Get::List-Cleanup="0"
         sudo apt install -yq twingate
     - name: Setup and start Twingate
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        echo '${{ inputs.service-key }}' | sudo twingate setup --headless=-
+        echo '${{ inputs.service-key }}' | sudo twingate setup --headless -
         MAX_RETRIES=5
         WAIT_TIME=5
         n=0
 
         while [ $n -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
           echo "Starting Twingate service..."
+          set +xe
           sudo twingate start
 
           echo "Waiting $WAIT_TIME seconds for Twingate service to start..."
           sleep $WAIT_TIME
 
-          status=$(sudo twingate status)
+          status=$(twingate status)
+          echo "Twingate service status: '$status'"
 
           if [ "$status" = "online" ]; then
             echo "Twingate service is connected."
+            twingate resources
             break
           else
             sudo twingate stop
+            journalctl -u twingate --no-pager
           fi
 
           # Increment the retry counter and wait time