diff --git a/.github/workflows/pdl-live-react-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pdl-live-react-tests.yml
index 48173a709..58e14f3e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pdl-live-react-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pdl-live-react-tests.yml
@@ -24,23 +24,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 22
-      - name: Install Linux dependencies
-        # only if we ever add a drawer menu libappindicator3-dev
-        # re: at-spi2-core, Warning **: Error retrieving accessibility bus address:
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf at-spi2-core
-      - name: Install NodeJs dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          npm ci & sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf at-spi2-core
+          wait
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps
       - name: Test pdl-live viewer
         run: npm test
-      - name: Test production build
-        run: npm run tauri build -- --bundles deb # Skip testing appimage, is this dangerous? It's slow...
-      - name: Setup xvfb for screen 0
-        run: Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1600x1200x24 &      
-      - name: Run production build
-        env:
-          DISPLAY: :1
-        run: ./src-tauri/target/release/pdl run | grep Usage
-      - name: Tear down xvfb
-        run: killall Xvfb  
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tauri-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/tauri-cli.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..703e22703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tauri-cli.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Tauri CLI Tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+# cancel any prior runs for this workflow and this PR (or branch)
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  viewer:
+    name: Test pdl CLI using Tauri
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./pdl-live-react
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          npm ci & sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf at-spi2-core
+          wait
+      - name: Test production build
+        run: npm run tauri build -- --bundles deb # Skip testing appimage, is this dangerous? It's slow...
+      - name: Setup xvfb for screen 0
+        run: Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1600x1200x24 &      
+      - name: Run production build
+        env:
+          DISPLAY: :1
+        run: ./src-tauri/target/release/pdl run | grep Usage
+      - name: Tear down xvfb
+        run: killall Xvfb