diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 7ce70cfa..2e7f47f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./scripts/build_mpos.sh unix dev
 
+      - name: Run tests on unix dev
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/tests/check_syntax.sh
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: Upload built binary as artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 4dd535b7..2fc4faee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@ jobs:
           xcodebuild -version
           clang --version
 
-      - name: Build LVGL MicroPython for unix dev
+      - name: Build LVGL MicroPython for macOS dev
         run: |
           ./scripts/build_mpos.sh macOS dev
 
+      - name: Run tests on macOS dev
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/tests/check_syntax.sh
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       - name: Upload built binary as artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -41,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           compression-level: 0 # don't zip it
           retention-days: 7
 
-
       - name: Build LVGL MicroPython esp32 prod fri3d-2024
         run: |
           ./scripts/build_mpos.sh esp32 prod fri3d-2024