diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 145db560f..a079a42df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: build
       run: |
         ./configure && make && make check
+        ./auth_test.sh
         timeout 300 src/iperf3 -s &
         ./test_commands.sh localhost
   build-test-macos-ish:
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: build
       run: |
         ./configure && make && make check
+        ./auth_test.sh
         timeout 300 src/iperf3 -s &
         ./test_commands.sh localhost
   build-test-sanitizer-address:
@@ -61,5 +63,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: build
       run: |
         ./configure CFLAGS="-g -O0 -fsanitize=address" LDFLAGS="-fsanitize=address" && make && make check
+        ./auth_test.sh
         timeout 300 src/iperf3 -s &
         ./test_commands.sh localhost