diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml b/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml
index 9e3f2d9c..7a9cbe88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - develop
       - mdp
   schedule:
     # run weekly
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ jobs:
         if: github.repository_owner == 'randriu'
         run: docker push ${{ matrix.buildType.imageName }}:${{ matrix.buildType.dockerTag }}
 
+  develop-test:
+    name: Test develop (${{ matrix.buildType.name }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        buildType:
+          - {name: "Release", imageName : "randriu/paynt", dockerTag: "develop", setupArgs: ""}
+      fail-fast: false
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop'
+    steps:
+      - name: Git clone
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Build paynt image from Dockerfile
+        run: docker build -t ${{ matrix.buildType.imageName }}:${{ matrix.buildType.dockerTag }} . --build-arg setup_args=${{ matrix.buildType.setupArgs }} --build-arg setup_args_pycarl=${{ matrix.buildType.setupArgs }} --build-arg no_threads=${NR_JOBS}
+
   deploy-mdp:
     name: Deploy on branch (mdp) (${{ matrix.buildType.name }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest