diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6af89d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: C/C++ CI
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: install prerequisites
+      run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libgtk2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev
+    - name: configure
+      run: ./configure
+    - name: make
+      run: make
+    - name: check executability
+      run: ./dvdisaster --version
+    - name: regression tests
+      run: mkdir /var/tmp/regtest && ./regtest/runtests.sh
diff --git a/regtest/common.bash b/regtest/common.bash
index 6a2a277..fdbc940 100644
--- a/regtest/common.bash
+++ b/regtest/common.bash
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ISODIR=/var/tmp/regtest
 if ! test -d $ISODIR; then
     echo "$ISODIR does not exist."
     echo "Please create it manually, or edit common.bash"
-    exit 0
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 LOGDIR="/dev/shm"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "$1" == "--help" || test "$1" == "-h"; then
     echo "Usage: $0 [gui] [all|cont <test case>]"
-    exit 0;
+    exit 1;
 fi
 
 doall="no"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if test -x $NEWVER; then
     echo "OK"
 else
     echo "missing."
-    exit 0
+    exit 1
 fi
 
 ### Helper functions