diff --git a/.github/workflows/compilation.yml b/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
index a2215f041..b382472d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,68 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run pytest tests
       run: ./run_pytest.sh build-test ./Debug/openomf
 
+  # Run unittests on gcc build
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  unittest_gcc:
+    needs: [unittest]
+    name: Unittests on gcc
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      uses: Eeems-Org/apt-cache-action@v1.3
+      with:
+        packages: ninja-build libargtable2-dev libcunit1-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev
+          libconfuse-dev libenet-dev libsdl2-dev libxmp-dev libpng-dev
+          libepoxy-dev gcc
+
+    - name: Build openomf
+      run: |
+        cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+              -DUSE_TESTS=On \
+              -DUSE_SANITIZERS=On \
+              -DUSE_FATAL_SANITIZERS=On \
+              -DUSE_TOOLS=On \
+              -G "Ninja Multi-Config" \
+              -S . -B build-test
+        cmake --build build-test -j $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
+
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: |
+        cd build-test
+        ctest --verbose --output-on-failure
+
+    - name: Restore omf2097-assets.zip
+      id: cache-assets
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: omf2097-assets.zip
+        key: omf2097-assets.zip
+
+    - name: Download omf 2097 assets
+      if: steps.cache-assets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: wget -q "${{ env.OPENOMF_ASSETS_URL }}"
+
+    - name: Cache omf2097-assets.zip
+      if: steps.cache-assets.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      with:
+        path: omf2097-assets.zip
+        key: omf2097-assets.zip
+
+    - name: Extract omf 2097 assets
+      run: unzip -j omf2097-assets.zip -d build-test/resources
+
+    - name: Install pytest requirements
+      run: |
+        pipx install poetry
+        poetry install
+
+    - name: Run pytest tests
+      run: ./run_pytest.sh build-test ./Debug/openomf
+
   # Build windows release artifacts with MSVC
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   build_msvc: