diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml
index f9b4c14..c67fadc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,41 @@ jobs:
         source venv/bin/activate
         python manage.py test
 
+  ssikit-tests:
+    needs: test
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout SSIKit repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: trustchain-oc1-orchestral/ssikit_trustchain
+          submodules: true
+          ref: master
+          # might not be needed
+          token: ${{ secrets.SSIKIT_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Install python3-venv (if not already installed)
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install python3 python3-venv python3-pip -y
+
+      - name: Setup Python environment
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv venv
+          source venv/bin/activate
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          # Install any additional dependencies required for SSIKit tests here
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Execute SSIKit tests
+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          python main.py
 
   deploy:
     needs: test