diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bdb378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: test-sim-docker-compose-doesnt-crash-on-run
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - 'master'
+
+jobs:
+  commitlint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Run sim
+        run: SCENARIO="droplist --delay=15ms --bandwidth=10Mbps --queue=25" docker compose up sim -d --build
+      - name: Wait for container to start
+        run: sleep 5
+      - name: Check if container is still running
+        run: exit $(($(docker ps -q | wc -l) ^ 1 ))
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 26a7b66..a8cd10a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ version: "3.5"
 services:
   sim:
     image: martenseemann/quic-network-simulator
+    build:
+      context: sim
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
     container_name: sim
     hostname: sim
     stdin_open: true