diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 803aac595..7b11eceae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ jobs:
           --health-retries 5"
         ports:
         - 5432:5432
+      vcsim:
+        image: vmware/vcsim
+        ports:
+        - 8989:8989
     env:
       PGHOST: localhost
       PGPASSWORD: smartvm
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager_spec.rb
index 44c86e988..76fec0b75 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/vmware/infra_manager_spec.rb
@@ -42,22 +42,11 @@
   end
 
   context ".verify_credentials" do
-    let(:verify_params) { {"endpoints" => {"default" => {"hostname" => "vcenter"}}, "authentications" => {"default" => {"username" => "root", "password" => "vmware"}}} }
+    let(:verify_params) { {"endpoints" => {"default" => {"hostname" => "localhost", "port" => 8989}}, "authentications" => {"default" => {"username" => "root", "password" => "vmware"}}} }
     let(:current_time)  { Time.now.utc.to_s }
     let(:is_virtual_center) { true }
     let(:api_version) { '6.5.0' }
 
-    before do
-      miq_vim = double("VMwareWebService/MiqVim")
-      allow(miq_vim).to receive(:isVirtualCenter).and_return(is_virtual_center)
-      allow(miq_vim).to receive(:currentTime).and_return(current_time)
-      allow(miq_vim).to receive(:apiVersion).and_return(api_version)
-      allow(miq_vim).to receive(:disconnect)
-
-      require "VMwareWebService/MiqVim"
-      expect(MiqVim).to receive(:new).and_return(miq_vim)
-    end
-
     context "virtual-center" do
       it "is successful" do
         expect(described_class.verify_credentials(verify_params)).to be_truthy
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 0add26cf6..3e7cce125 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 end
 
 VCR.configure do |config|
+  # Allow connections to a local vcsim
+  config.ignore_request do |req|
+    uri = URI(req.uri)
+    uri.host == "localhost" && uri.port = 8989
+  end
+
   config.ignore_hosts 'codeclimate.com' if ENV['CI']
   config.cassette_library_dir = File.join(ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::Engine.root, 'spec/vcr_cassettes')