diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug.yml b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
index ab53e4d..edc8a55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           nim --version
           echo "NIM_OK=1"
 
+      - name: Compile and run lock test
+        run: nim c --threads:on --path:src -r tests/test_lock.nim
+
       - name: Run join_tests
         run: timeout 30 nim c -d:ssl --threads:on --path:src -r tests/join_tests.nim
 
diff --git a/tests/test_lock.nim b/tests/test_lock.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e4cbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lock.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import std/unittest
+import std/locks
+import barabadb/storage/lsm
+
+suite "Lock test":
+  test "initLock works":
+    var l: Lock
+    initLock(l)
+    acquire(l)
+    release(l)
+    check true
+
+  test "newLSMTree works":
+    var db = newLSMTree("/tmp/test_lock_lsm")
+    check db != nil
+    db.put("key1", @[1'u8, 2'u8])
+    check true