diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-core.yml b/.github/workflows/test-core.yml
index 8f5a913..ad614e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-core.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build:core
 
+      - name: Check if evm-node-1 is running
+        run: |
+          curl -sSf http://localhost:8545 || { echo "evm-node-1 is not running"; exit 1; }
+
+      - name: Check if evm-node-2 is running
+        run: |
+          curl -sSf http://localhost:8546 || { echo "evm-node-2 is not running"; exit 1; }
+
       - name: Test
         timeout-minutes: 15
         run: |