diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/api-testing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35988b05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-testing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Run API Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.12
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: App Startup with Docker
+        run: |
+          docker compose up -d
+
+      - name: Add test user to MongoDB
+        run: |
+          docker exec wekan-db mongosh wekan --eval '
+            db.users.insertOne({
+              username: "omriza5",
+              password: "123456",
+              email: "omriza5@gmail.com",
+              isAdmin: false
+            })
+          '
+
+      - name: Run API tests
+        env:
+          BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.WEKAN_URL }} # Example: Pass API base URL as a secret
+        run: |
+          pytest --maxfail=5 --disable-warnings -v
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-testing.yml
index cd8797fb2..b37250759 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-testing.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Selenium UI Tests
+name: Run UI Tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 04ec5a3a7..3a1f42ecf 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [pytest]
 testpaths = tests
-addopts = -s
+addopts = -s -v
diff --git a/tests/auth/test_login.py b/tests/auth/test_login.py
index d38876555..294875ed6 100644
--- a/tests/auth/test_login.py
+++ b/tests/auth/test_login.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import os
 import requests
 
-base_url = "http://10.0.0.17"
+base_url = os.environ.get("BASE_URL", "http://localhost")
 
 class TestLogin:
     def test_health_check(self):
diff --git a/tests/board/test_board.py b/tests/board/test_board.py
index 45c22fba9..062721eaf 100644
--- a/tests/board/test_board.py
+++ b/tests/board/test_board.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 import requests
+import os
 
-base_url = "http://10.0.0.17"
+base_url = os.environ.get("BASE_URL", "http://localhost")
 class TestBoard:
 
   @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)