diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_octave.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_octave.yml
index 5d5641b..7037e5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_octave.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_octave.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         octave $OCTFLAGS --eval "addpath(fullfile(pwd, 'tests', 'utils')); savepath();"
-        octave $OCTFLAGS --eval "cd(fullfile(getenv('GITHUB_WORKSPACE'), '.github', 'workflows')); run tests_matlab;"
+        octave $OCTFLAGS --eval "cd(fullfile(getenv('GITHUB_WORKSPACE'), '.github', 'workflows')); run tests_octave;"
 
     - name: Code coverage
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_matlab.m b/.github/workflows/tests_matlab.m
index 437e1d1..21f8fb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_matlab.m
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_matlab.m
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 addpath(fullfile(root_dir, 'MOcov', 'MOcov'));
 
 cd(fullfile(root_dir, 'MOxUnit', 'MOxUnit'));
-pwd;
 run moxunit_set_path();
 
 cd(fullfile(root_dir));
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_octave.m b/.github/workflows/tests_octave.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d2af52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_octave.m
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function tests_octave()
+
+  %
+  % (C) Copyright 2024 CPP ROI developers
+
+  root_dir = getenv('GITHUB_WORKSPACE');
+
+  addpath(fullfile(root_dir, 'spm12'));
+  addpath(fullfile(root_dir, 'lib', 'bids-matlab'));
+  addpath(fullfile(root_dir, 'MOcov', 'MOcov'));
+
+  cd(fullfile(root_dir, 'MOxUnit', 'MOxUnit'));
+
+  moxunit_set_path();
+
+  cd(fullfile(root_dir));
+
+  initCppRoi();
+
+  run_tests();
+
+end