diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup_django.yml b/.github/workflows/setup_django.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f54d704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup_django.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Set up Django server and Postgres for further testing
+on: [ workflow_call ]
+jobs:
+  setup_django:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # operating system your code will run on
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: sadilar
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: sadilar
+          POSTGRES_DB: test_db_1
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements-test.txt
+          sudo apt-get install -y gettext
+      - name: Run linting tools
+        run: |
+          cd app/
+          ruff format .
+      - name: Create logging folder
+        run: |
+          sudo  mkdir -p /logging
+          sudo chown runner:runner /logging
+      - name: Compile Translation Messages
+        run: |
+          cp .env.testing app/.env
+          cd app/
+          python manage.py makemessages --all
+          python manage.py compilemessages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 24ebbca..f010c9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -2,39 +2,8 @@ name: Testing Django
 on: [ pull_request, push ] # activates the workflow when there is a push or pull request in the repo
 jobs:
   test_project:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # operating system your code will run on
-    services:
-      postgres:
-        image: postgres:16
-        env:
-          POSTGRES_USER: sadilar
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: sadilar
-          POSTGRES_DB: test_db_1
-        ports:
-          - 5432:5432
-        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/setup_django.yml
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements-test.txt
-          sudo apt-get install -y gettext
-      - name: Run linting tools
-        run: |
-          cd app/
-          ruff format .
-      - name: Create logging folder
-        run: |
-          sudo  mkdir -p /logging
-          sudo chown runner:runner /logging
-      - name: Compile Translation Messages
-        run: |
-          cp .env.testing app/.env
-          cd app/
-          python manage.py makemessages --all
-          python manage.py compilemessages
       - name: Run validate_templates
         run: |
           export DJANGO_TEST_PROCESSES=1