diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 496e11c7..61aaf75c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  build:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # prevent test to stop if one fails
       matrix:
@@ -15,21 +15,28 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.pkg-cache/
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: 'yarn'
 
       - run: yarn install
 
       - if: matrix['node-version'] == '18.x' && matrix['os'] == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: yarn lint
       - run: yarn build
-      - run: yarn test
-        env:
-          CI: true
-        timeout-minutes: 30
+  test_host:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+    with:
+      npm_command: test:host
+  
+  test_18:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+    with:
+      npm_command: test:18
+
+  test_20:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
+    with:
+      npm_command: test:20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4a08d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      npm_command:
+        description: 'NPM command to run'
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        default: 'install'
+jobs:
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false # prevent test to stop if one fails
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: 'yarn'
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.pkg-cache/
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
+      - run: yarn install
+
+      - run: yarn build
+      - run: yarn ${{ inputs.npm_command }}
+        env:
+          CI: true
+        timeout-minutes: 30
diff --git a/test/test-80-compression-node-opcua/main.js b/test/test-80-compression-node-opcua/main.js
index 60a060f4..304beea7 100644
--- a/test/test-80-compression-node-opcua/main.js
+++ b/test/test-80-compression-node-opcua/main.js
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const utils = require('../utils.js');
 const pkgJson = require('./package.json');
 
+// FIXME: this test takes a long time to run (from 5min on linux up to 10 minuntes on windows)
+// run only on linux to save time on CI
+if (process.platform !== 'linux') {
+  return;
+}
+
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const buildDir = 'build';
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 89dec105..820d2598 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ async function run() {
     } catch (error) {
       failed.push({
         file,
-        error: error.message,
         output: error.logOutput,
       });
       addLog(
@@ -219,10 +218,9 @@ async function run() {
   console.log(`Ok: ${ok}`);
   console.log(`Failed: ${failed.length}`);
   // print failed tests
-  for (const { file, error, output } of failed) {
+  for (const { file, output } of failed) {
     console.log('');
     console.log(`--- ${file} ---`);
-    console.log(pc.red(error));
     console.log(pc.red(output));
   }
   console.log(`Time: ${msToHumanDuration(end - start)}`);