diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index 0b6dba8a4..37140e4e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: npm test
 
+      - name: Run pr-checks tests
+        working-directory: pr-checks
+        run: python -m unittest discover
+
       - name: Lint
         if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: npm run lint-ci
diff --git a/pr-checks/__init__.py b/pr-checks/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb