diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 33d2125fa5..842681885b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -652,6 +652,8 @@ jobs:
       run: make test TESTS="test_external_tlsfuzzer"
     - name: test external Cloudflare quiche
       run: make test TESTS="test_external_cf_quiche" VERBOSE=1
+    - name: test external rpki client
+      run: make test test_external_rpki-client-portable
     - name: test ability to produce debuginfo files
       run: |
         make debuginfo