diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8a79df884..927bbcda6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      - name: Enable KVM
+        run: |
+          echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
+          sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
+          sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
       - name: Build
         run: ./gradlew build publishToMavenLocal
-      - name: Build sample
-        run: ./gradlew -p sample marathon --dry-run
+      - name: Run sample tests
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
+        with:
+          api-level: 35
+          arch: x86_64
+          target: google_apis
+          script: ./gradlew -p sample marathon