diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
index 33f4d74..c39cf97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_cmake.yml
@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: test config creation
       run: ${{github.workspace}}/spinwalk_test --run_test=test_config_creation
+
+    - name: test kernel
+      run: ${{github.workspace}}/spinwalk_test --run_test=test_kernel
diff --git a/tests/test_kernel.cpp b/tests/test_kernel.cpp
index 1e56980..8cb5723 100644
--- a/tests/test_kernel.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_kernel.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "../src/sim/kernels.cuh"
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(test_kernel)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_sub2ind_3d_row_major) {
     int64_t x = 1, y = 2, z = 3;
@@ -78,3 +79,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_relax) {
     BOOST_TEST(std::abs(m1[1] - m0[1] * e2) <  1e-5);
     BOOST_TEST(std::abs(m1[2] - (1.0f + e1 * (m0[2] - 1.0f))) <  1e-5);
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
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