diff --git a/build-with-docker/Dockerfile b/build-with-docker/Dockerfile
index f376892e..278b15db 100644
--- a/build-with-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/build-with-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ libsodium-dev libuv1-dev libavcodec-dev libavutil-dev libavformat-dev libswscale
 RUN wget https://artifactory.developers.mega.co.nz/artifactory/debian-dev/private/Debian_11/amd64/pdfium-mega_5247.0-4.1_amd64.deb
 RUN apt-get install -y $PWD/pdfium-mega_5247.0-4.1_amd64.deb
 
+#Install gtest
+RUN apt-get install -y libgtest-dev
+
 RUN apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 ENTRYPOINT /opt/builder.sh
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diff --git a/build-with-docker/builder.sh b/build-with-docker/builder.sh
index a4e2b0be..2ea389b7 100644
--- a/build-with-docker/builder.sh
+++ b/build-with-docker/builder.sh
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ exec su - jenkins -c "
 ./autogen.sh
 ./sdk/contrib/build_sdk.sh -b -g -f -I -i -s -n -z -o ./3rd_pkgs -p ./3rd_deps
 rm ./3rd_deps/include/sqlite* ./3rd_deps/lib/libsqlite* || :
-./configure --disable-silent-rules --disable-examples --prefix=$volume_dest/installdir --with-curl=$volume_dest/3rd_deps --disable-curl-checks
+./configure --disable-silent-rules --disable-examples --prefix=$volume_dest/installdir --with-curl=$volume_dest/3rd_deps --disable-curl-checks --enable-megacmd-tests --with-gtest
 
 make clean
 make
 make install
-"
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+
+#now run the unit tests
+$volume_dest/installdir/mega-cmd-unit-tests
+"