diff --git a/.github/workflows/loristest.yml b/.github/workflows/loristest.yml
index 1937f107b..5270813a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/loristest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/loristest.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Override Test Files
       run: |
         cp test/Dockerfile.test.php8 Loris/
+        cp test/Dockerfile.test.python Loris/
         cp test/docker-compose.yml Loris/
+        cp test/test_example.py Loris/test
         cp test/phpunit.xml Loris/test/
         cp test/RB_SQL/* Loris/raisinbread/RB_files/
 
@@ -90,3 +92,9 @@ jobs:
           CI_NODE_TOTAL: ${{ matrix.ci_node_total }}
           # Use the index from matrix as an environment variable
           CI_NODE_INDEX: ${{ matrix.ci_node_index }}
+
+
+    - name: Build and run Docker Compose
+      run: |
+        cd Loris
+        docker compose run -T --rm pytest pytest
diff --git a/test/Dockerfile.test.python b/test/Dockerfile.test.python
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2af64563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Dockerfile.test.python
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Dockerfile
+FROM python:3.11.3-slim
+
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy test files into the container
+COPY . /app/test
+
+RUN echo "Working directory:"
+RUN pwd
+RUN echo "Directory contents:"
+RUN ls -R
+RUN cd test
+
+
+# Install pytest
+RUN pip install pytest
+
+# Set the default command to run tests
+CMD ["pytest","/app/test"]
+
diff --git a/test/docker-compose.yml b/test/docker-compose.yml
index 55794465d..81c422e4f 100644
--- a/test/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-version: '2'
+version: '3'
 services:
+  pytest:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.test.python
+    volumes:
+      - ./:/app
+    working_dir: /app/test
+    command: pytest
+
   db:
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/test/test_example.py b/test/test_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2d513e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# tests/test_example.py
+def test_addition():
+    assert 1 + 1 == 2
+
+def test_subtraction():
+    assert 2 - 1 == 1
+