diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-mlc-docker-core.yml b/.github/workflows/test-mlc-docker-core.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bf5632f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-mlc-docker-core.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+name: MLC Docker core action tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main", "dev" ]
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/test-mlc-docker-core.yml'
+      - '**'
+      - '!**.md'
+
+jobs:
+  test_mlc_docker_core:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.8"]
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest", "macos-latest"]
+        exclude:
+          - os: windows-latest
+          - os: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+    - name: Configure git longpaths (Windows)
+      if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+      run: |
+        git config --system core.longpaths true
+
+    - name: Install mlcflow from the pull request's source repository and branch
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python -m pip install --ignore-installed --verbose pip setuptools
+        python -m pip install .
+
+    - name: Clone MLCOMMONS mlperf-automations repository
+      run: |
+        mlc pull repo mlcommons@mlperf-automations
+
+    - name: Test --docker_dt for running in detached mode
+      run: |
+        mlc docker run --tags=detect,os --docker_dt
+        docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
+
+    - name: Test --docker_detached for running in detached mode
+      run: |
+        mlc docker run --tags=detect,os --docker_detached
+        docker stop $(docker ps -aq)
+
+    - name: Test --docker_cache 
+      run: |
+        mlc docker run --tags=detect,os --docker_dt --docker_cache=no
+
+    - name: Test --docker_rebuild
+      run: |
+        mlc docker run --tags=detect,os --docker_dt --docker_cache=no --docker_rebuild
+
+    - name: Test --dockerfile_recreate
+      run: |
+        mlc docker run --tags=detect,os --docker_dt --docker_cache=no --docker_rebuild --dockerfile_recreate
diff --git a/mlc/main.py b/mlc/main.py
index 617f52e5b..8e6133ec7 100644
--- a/mlc/main.py
+++ b/mlc/main.py
@@ -1779,6 +1779,7 @@ def main():
     if args.command in ['docker']:
         if args.target == "run":
             run_args['target'] = 'script' #allowing run to be used for docker run instead of docker script
+            args.target = "script"
 
     if hasattr(args, 'details') and args.details and "," in args.details and not run_args.get("tags") and args.target in ["script", "cache"]:
         run_args['tags'] = args.details