diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittest.yml b/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eba1311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Run Unittests
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  vagrant-run-unittest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: install dependencies
+      run: sudo ./install_debian.sh
+
+    - name: Run Unittests
+      run: ./run_unittests_locally.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vagrant-unittest.yml b/.github/workflows/vagrant-unittest.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fc4b1e9..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/vagrant-unittest.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Vagrant run Unittest
-
-on: [pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  vagrant-run-unittest:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Cache Vagrant boxes
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: ~/.vagrant.d/boxes
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-vagrant-${{ hashFiles('Vagrantfile') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-vagrant-
-
-    - name: Run vagrant provision
-      run: vagrant provision
-
-    - name: Run Unittests
-      run: ./run_unittests_in_vagrant.sh
diff --git a/install_debian.sh b/install_debian.sh
index 9ef8b49..dff86d9 100755
--- a/install_debian.sh
+++ b/install_debian.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ set -e
 # provisioning for Debian / Ubuntu
 echo "ONLY RUN THIS SCRIPT on a disposable VM or a PC specially for setting up kasse. It will change your xsession and uninstall some packages."
 echo "press ctrl-c to exit, Enter to continue (will continue automatically under Vagrant provisioner)"
-read
+if "${GITHUB_ACTIONS:-false}" == "true"; then
+    echo "continuing, we are in GitHub CI"
+else
+    read
+fi
 
 [ -d /home/vagrant ] && echo "Running under Vagrant, using the vagrant user" && RUNNING_IN_VAGRANT=true || RUNNING_IN_VAGRANT=false