diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6e969f5261..475c371a25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/checkout@v4
           with:
             repository: maticnetwork/matic-cli
-            ref: master
+            ref: lmartins/ci-rpc-tests # temporary for validation
             path: matic-cli
 
         - name: Install dependencies on Linux
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ jobs:
             cd -
             timeout 60m bash bor/integration-tests/smoke_test.sh
 
+        - name: Run RPC Tests
+          run: |
+            echo "Starting RPC Tests..."
+            timeout 5m bash bor/integration-tests/rpc_test.sh
+
         - name: Upload logs
           if: always()
           uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.0
diff --git a/integration-tests/rpc_test.sh b/integration-tests/rpc_test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cfce3af7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-tests/rpc_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+signersDump=$(jq . $signersFile)
+privKey=$(echo "$signersDump" | jq -r ".[0].priv_key")
+rpc_url="http://localhost:8545"
+
+
+go run matic-cli/tests/rpc-tests/main.go --priv-key $privKey --rpc-url $rpc_url
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