diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 162bfe378..e71712c64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./run_Test.sh BinaryCompare Adobe_PDF_sample_a_1024x768_50Frms.264
       - run: ./run_Test.sh BinaryCompare Zhling_1280x720.264
 
+  debug:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: sudo apt-get update -qq
+      - run: sudo apt-get install -qq nasm
+      - run: nasm -v
+      - run: c++ --version
+      - run: make gtest-bootstrap
+      - run: make BUILDTYPE=Debug -j$(nproc)
+      - run: ./codec_unittest
+
   asan:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: