diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 42824c9..5e43bcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install libsodium-dev
 
     - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DSOLANACEAE_OBJECT_STORE_BUILD_TESTING=ON
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 4
 
-    - name: Test file2 zstd
+    - name: Test
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
-      run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} --test-dir external/solanaceae_object_store/
+      run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
 
   macos:
     timeout-minutes: 10
@@ -47,11 +47,15 @@ jobs:
       run: brew install libsodium
 
     - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
 
+    - name: Test
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
   windows:
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
@@ -71,8 +75,12 @@ jobs:
         arch: amd64
 
     - name: Configure CMake
-      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static
+      run: cmake -G Ninja -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -j 3
 
+    - name: Test
+      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+      run: ctest -C ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a9379e1..f59109c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib")
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 
+option(SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" ${BUILD_TESTING})
+
+if (SOLANACEAE_ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_TESTING)
+	include(CTest)
+endif()
+
 # external libs
 add_subdirectory(./external) # before increasing warn levels, sad :(