diff --git a/.github/workflows/installation_test.yml b/.github/workflows/installation_test.yml
index a836e44..da6d168 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installation_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installation_test.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: build
 
 on:
   push:
-     branches: [ "main"]
+     branches: [ "main" ]
   pull_request: 
     branches: [ "main", "dev" ]        
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ jobs:
           windows-2022,
           windows-2019,
           # # macos-latest,
-          # macos-12.0,
+          macos-12.0,
           macos-11.0,
           # macos-10.15,
         ]
         python-version: [ 
            "3.9",
-           "3.10",
+          # "3.10",
           # "3.11",
           # "3.12",
         ]
@@ -131,3 +131,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         pip list
         conda list
+
+    - name: Run pytest
+      run: |
+        pip install pytest
+        python -m pytest --capture=tee-sys
diff --git a/tests/test_import.py b/tests/test_import.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a202192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_import.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import logging
+import importlib
+
+def test_import():
+    
+    repo_packs = [
+        'pandas',
+        'numpy',
+        'scipy',
+        'sklearn',
+        'matplotlib',
+        'seaborn',
+        'datajoint',
+        'tensorflow',
+        'pymatreader',
+        'tomli', 
+        'yaml',
+        'tdt',
+        'deeplabcut',
+    ]
+
+    for pack in repo_packs:
+        try:
+            importlib.import_module(pack)
+        except ImportError:
+            logging.warning(f'Could not import {pack}.')
+            continue
+
+
+def test_workflow_packages():
+    try: 
+        importlib.import_module('workflow.utils.demodulation')
+    except ImportError:
+        logging.warning('Could not import demod from photometry pipeline.')
+        pass
+
+def test_elements_pack():
+    element_list = [
+        'element_array_ephys',
+        'element_deeplabcut',
+        'element_interface',
+        'element_calcium_imaging',
+        'element_animal',
+        'element_lab',
+        'element_session',
+        'element_event',
+    ]
+
+    for element in element_list:
+        try:
+            importlib.import_module(element)
+        except ImportError:
+            logging.warning('Could not import {element}.')
+            pass
+