diff --git a/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml b/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml
index c616eeeb1..ad0e28fe2 100644
--- a/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ runs:
       with:
           repository: UBCSailbot/custom_interfaces
           path: src/custom_interfaces
+
+    - name: Checkout virtual_iridium repository
+      if: ${{ inputs.repository != 'sailbot_workspace' && inputs.repository == 'network_systems' }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+          repository: UBCSailbot/virtual_iridium
+          path: src/virtual_iridium
diff --git a/run_virtual_iridium.sh b/run_virtual_iridium.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e814bfbc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_virtual_iridium.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# README under sailbot_workspace/src/network_systems/scripts/
+
+WEBHOOK_SERVER_ENDPOINT=${1:-127.0.0.1:8081}
+VIRTUAL_IRIDIUM_HTTP_SERVER_PORT=${2:-8080}
+
+# Make sure everything is killed on exit
+trap 'exit' INT TERM
+trap 'kill %; exit 0' EXIT
+
+# Port environment variables are defined in $ROS_WORKSPACE/.devcontainer/base-dev/base-dev.Dockerfile
+touch $LOCAL_TRANSCEIVER_TEST_PORT
+touch $VIRTUAL_IRIDIUM_PORT
+
+# Setup socat relay pair
+socat -d -d -t 0 pty,raw,echo=0,link=$LOCAL_TRANSCEIVER_TEST_PORT pty,raw,echo=0,link=$VIRTUAL_IRIDIUM_PORT &
+
+# Run Virtual Iridium
+python2 $ROS_WORKSPACE/src/virtual_iridium/python/Iridium9602.py --webhook_server_endpoint $WEBHOOK_SERVER_ENDPOINT \
+    --http_server_port $VIRTUAL_IRIDIUM_HTTP_SERVER_PORT -d $VIRTUAL_IRIDIUM_PORT -m HTTP_POST
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index c81cce720..b9d234f90 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ trap 'exit' INT TERM
 trap 'signal_handler' EXIT
 
 if [ -f install/local_setup.bash ]; then source install/local_setup.bash; fi
-if [ -d src/network_systems ]; then src/network_systems/scripts/run_virtual_iridium.sh &> /dev/null & fi
+if [ -d src/network_systems ]; then ./run_virtual_iridium.sh &> /dev/null & fi
 colcon test --packages-ignore virtual_iridium --merge-install --event-handlers console_cohesion+
 colcon test-result
 exit 0