diff --git a/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ce368ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: Run Python Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        db: [postgres]
+        python-version: [3.9]
+        include:
+          - db: postgres
+            db_port: 5432
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:10
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: hunter2
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Run Tests
+      env:
+        DB: ${{ matrix.db }}
+        DB_HOST: 127.0.0.1
+        DB_PORT: ${{ matrix.db_port }}
+        DB_PASSWORD: hunter2
+        SECRET_KEY: beepbeep
+        DEBUG: true
+        DOMAIN: your.domain.here
+        OL_URL: https://openlibrary.org
+        BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND: postgres
+        MEDIA_ROOT: images/
+        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: hunter2
+        POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+        POSTGRES_DB: github_actions
+        POSTGRES_HOST: 127.0.0.1
+        CELERY_BROKER: ""
+        CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND: ""
+        EMAIL_HOST: "smtp.mailgun.org"
+        EMAIL_PORT: 587
+        EMAIL_HOST_USER: ""
+        EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: ""
+        EMAIL_USE_TLS: true
+      run: |
+        python manage.py test
diff --git a/bw-dev b/bw-dev
index 6d74924ff..53c8e52d9 100755
--- a/bw-dev
+++ b/bw-dev
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ case "$1" in
         ;;
     migrate)
         execweb python manage.py rename_app fedireads bookwyrm
-        execweb python manage.py "$@"
+        shift 1
+        execweb python manage.py migrate "$@"
         ;;
     bash)
         execweb bash