diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 567fc05aa56e56..5bd9acc200ce91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
           ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc) --extras --test && \
                           rm -rf /tmp/scons_cache/* && \
-                          scons -j$(nproc) --cache-populate"
+                          scons -j$(nproc) --extras --test --cache-populate"
 
   #build_mac:
   #  name: build macos
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
index 1e4ce7a4ae43e7..b2433fba8f7fce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,46 @@ env:
        GITHUB_REPOSITORY -e GITHUB_RUN_ID -v /tmp/comma_download_cache:/tmp/comma_download_cache $BASE_IMAGE /bin/sh -c
 
 jobs:
+  build_latest_ubuntu:
+    name: build latest ubuntu
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Cache pyenv
+      id: ubuntu-latest-pyenv
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.pyenv
+          ~/.local/share/virtualenvs/
+        key: ubuntu-latest-python-${{ hashFiles('tools/ubuntu_setup.sh') }}-
+    - name: Cache scons
+      id: ubuntu-latest-scons
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/scons_cache
+        key: ubuntu-latest-scons-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/tools_test.yaml') }}-
+        restore-keys: |
+          ubuntu-latest-scons-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/tools_test.yaml') }}-
+          ubuntu-latest-scons-
+
+    - name: tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
+      run: |
+        source tools/openpilot_env.sh
+        tools/ubuntu_setup.sh
+    - name: Build openpilot
+      run: |
+        source tools/openpilot_env.sh
+        pipenv run scons -j$(nproc) --extras --test
+    - name: Cleanup scons cache
+      run: |
+        source tools/openpilot_env.sh
+        rm -rf /tmp/scons_cache/*
+        pipenv run scons -j$(nproc) --extras --test --cache-populate
+
   plotjuggler:
     name: plotjuggler
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04