diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da38b7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+##
+## Copyright (c) 2019 Matthias Tafelmeier.
+##
+## This file is part of godon
+##
+## godon is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+## it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+## published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+## License, or (at your option) any later version.
+##
+## godon is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+## GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+## along with this godon. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ labeled ]
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+
+jobs:
+  test_perform:
+    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'tests')}}
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux] # only unique osuosl instance
+    env:
+      MASK_FILE: testing/maskfile.md
+    steps:
+      - name: perform test run
+        run: >
+             source /etc/bashrc;
+             cp testing/infra/credentials/ssh/id_rsa testing/infra/credentials/ssh/id_rsa_robot;
+             chmod 0600 testing/infra/credentials/ssh/id_rsa_robot;
+
+             mask --maskfile "${MASK_FILE}" testing perform;
diff --git a/testing/infra/machines/nix/configuration.nix b/testing/infra/machines/nix/configuration.nix
index adf9d912..5c036b8b 100644
--- a/testing/infra/machines/nix/configuration.nix
+++ b/testing/infra/machines/nix/configuration.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,29 @@
     };
   };
 
+ systemd.services.test-client = {
+    enable = true;
+    wantedBy = [ ];
+    after = [ ];
+    description = "Start test-client";
+    serviceConfig = {
+      Type = "exec";
+      EnvironmentFile = "/home/test/sink_ip";
+      ExecStart = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/iperf3 -P 5 -t 36000 -c $SINK_IP";
+    };
+  };
+
+ systemd.services.test-server = {
+    enable = true;
+    wantedBy = [ ];
+    after = [ ];
+    description = "Start test-server";
+    serviceConfig = {
+      Type = "exec";
+      ExecStart = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/iperf3 -s";
+    };
+  };
+
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     python3
     bashInteractive_5
diff --git a/testing/maskfile.md b/testing/maskfile.md
index 9e483720..87c198bf 100755
--- a/testing/maskfile.md
+++ b/testing/maskfile.md
@@ -243,25 +243,25 @@ docker-compose -f "${MASKFILE_DIR}/../docker-compose.yml" down --remove-orphans
 
 ### testing perform
 
-> Perform/Orchestrate Session of Tests Run
+> Orchestrate and Perform Session of Test Run
 
 ~~~bash
 set -eEux
 
 echo "performing tests"
+__kcli_cmd="mask --maskfile ${MASKFILE_DIR}/maskfile.md util kcli run"
+__ssh_cmd="ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o GlobalKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ${MASKFILE_DIR}/infra/credentials/ssh/id_rsa_robot"
+
+__source_vm_ip_address=($(${__kcli_cmd} "list vm" | grep 'micro_stack' | grep 'source' | awk -F\| '{ print $4 }' | xargs))
+__sink_vm_ip_address=($(${__kcli_cmd} "list vm" | grep 'micro_stack' | grep 'sink' | awk -F\| '{ print $4 }' | xargs))
+
+__sink_vm_test_iface_ip_address=($(${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__sink_vm_ip_address}" "ip --json a show dev ens8  | jq '.[0].addr_info[0].local'"))
 
- # TODO improvised until formatted parser install 
-target_ip="$(sudo ansible-inventory --list -y -i ${MASKFILE_DIR}/infra/inventory.sh | 
-             grep ansible_host | head -n 1 | \
-             awk -F: '{print $2}' | xargs echo -n)"
-svc_name=control_loop
-dag_name="lnx_net_stack"
+${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__sink_vm_ip_address}" "sudo systemctl stop test-server; sudo systemctl start test-server"
 
+${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__source_vm_ip_address}" "echo "SINK_IP=${__sink_vm_test_iface_ip_address}" > /home/test/sink_ip"
+${__ssh_cmd} "godon_robot@${__source_vm_ip_address}" "sudo systemctl stop test-client; sudo systemctl start test-client"
 
-sudo docker-compose -f "${MASKFILE_DIR}/docker-compose.yml" exec -T "${svc_name}" \
-                        airflow variables --set target "${target_ip}"
-sudo docker-compose -f "${MASKFILE_DIR}/docker-compose.yml" exec -T "${svc_name}" \
-                        airflow trigger_dag "${dag_name}"
 
 ~~~