diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4012c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.11']
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install '.[dev]'
+      - run: tox
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 51bfcc9..6e2cbd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ run:
 ```
 python3 -m venv venv
 . venv/bin/activate
-pip install pytest tox black pytest-xdist pytest-timeout
-pip install -e .
+pip install -e .[dev]
 tox
 ```
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index fbbbd85..6c3b9e5 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ install_requires =
     qrcode
     deltachat>=1.136.2
 
+[options.extras_require]
+dev =
+    pytest
+    tox
+    black
+    pytest-xdist
+    pytest-timeout
+
 [options.packages.find]
 where = src
 
diff --git a/src/team_bot/pyinfra.py b/src/team_bot/pyinfra.py
index 2116597..359bc1a 100644
--- a/src/team_bot/pyinfra.py
+++ b/src/team_bot/pyinfra.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ from pyinfra import host
 from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdStatus
 
 
-def deploy_team_bot(
-    unix_user: str, bot_email: str, bot_passwd: str, dbdir: str = None
-):
+def deploy_team_bot(unix_user: str, bot_email: str, bot_passwd: str, dbdir: str = None):
     """Deploy TeamsBot to a UNIX user, with specified credentials
 
     :param unix_user: the existing UNIX user of the bot
diff --git a/tests/test_bot.py b/tests/test_bot.py
index b5937c1..27a684d 100644
--- a/tests/test_bot.py
+++ b/tests/test_bot.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import pytest
 from deltachat.capi import lib as dclib
 
 
-TIMEOUT = 20
+TIMEOUT = 40
 
 
 def get_user_crew(crewuser: deltachat.Account) -> deltachat.Chat:
@@ -27,38 +27,57 @@ def test_not_relay_groups(relaycrew, outsider, lp):
     bot = relaycrew.bot
     user = relaycrew.user
 
-    lp.sec("bot <-> outsider 1:1 chat")
+    text = "outsider -> bot 1:1 chat"
+    lp.sec(text)
     outsider_botcontact = outsider.create_contact(bot.get_config("addr"))
     outsider_outside_chat = outsider.create_chat(outsider_botcontact)
-    outsider_outside_chat.send_text("test 1:1 message to bot")
-
+    outsider_outside_chat.send_text(text)
+    lp.sec("receiving message from outsider in 1:1 chat")
     bot_message_from_outsider = bot._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
     bot_outside_chat = bot_message_from_outsider.chat
+    assert bot_message_from_outsider.text == text
     assert not bot.relayplugin.is_relay_group(bot_outside_chat)
 
-    lp.sec("bot <-> outsider group chat")
+    text = "outsider -> bot group chat"
+    lp.sec(text)
     outsider_bot_group = outsider.create_group_chat(
         "test with outsider", contacts=[outsider_botcontact]
     )
-    outsider_bot_group.send_text("test message to outsider group")
+    outsider_bot_group.send_text(text)
+    lp.sec("receiving message from outsider in group chat")
     bot_message_from_outsider = bot._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    assert bot_message_from_outsider.text == text
     assert not bot.relayplugin.is_relay_group(bot_message_from_outsider.chat)
 
-    lp.sec("bot <-> user 1:1 chat")
+    text = "user -> bot 1:1 chat"
+    lp.sec(text)
     user_botcontact = user.create_contact(bot.get_config("addr"))
     user_to_bot = user.create_chat(user_botcontact)
-    user_to_bot.send_text("test message to bot")
+    user_to_bot.send_text(text)
+    lp.sec("receiving message from user in 1:1 chat")
+
     # somehow the message doesn't trigger DC_EVENT_INCOMING_MSG
-    bot_message_from_user = bot.get_chats()[-3].get_messages()[-1]  # bot._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    while bot_message_from_user.text != "test message to bot":
-        bot_message_from_user = bot.get_chats()[-3].get_messages()[-1]  # bot._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    # bot._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    def find_msg(ac, text):
+        for chat in ac.get_chats():
+            for msg in chat.get_messages():
+                if msg.text == text:
+                    return msg
+
+    bot_message_from_user = find_msg(bot, text)
+    while not bot_message_from_user:
+        bot_message_from_user = find_msg(bot, text)
         time.sleep(1)
+    assert bot_message_from_user.text == text
     assert not bot.relayplugin.is_relay_group(bot_message_from_user.chat)
 
-    lp.sec("bot <-> user group chat")
+    text = "user -> bot group chat"
+    lp.sec(text)
     user_group = user.create_group_chat("test with user", contacts=[user_botcontact])
-    user_group.send_text("testing message to user group")
+    user_group.send_text(text)
+    lp.sec("receiving message from user in group chat")
     bot_message_from_user = bot._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
+    assert bot_message_from_user.text == text
     assert not bot.relayplugin.is_relay_group(bot_message_from_user.chat)