diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..913dfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Python Tests
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:12
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: mediacms
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mediacms
+          POSTGRES_DB: mediacms
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        # needed because the postgres container does not provide a healthcheck
+        options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Set up Python 3.7
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      with:
+        python-version: 3.7
+    - name: psycopg2 prerequisites
+      run: sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Run migrations
+      run: python manage.py migrate
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: py.test
diff --git a/cms/settings.py b/cms/settings.py
index 004f938..20f82cb 100644
--- a/cms/settings.py
+++ b/cms/settings.py
@@ -349,6 +349,16 @@ FILE_UPLOAD_HANDLERS = [
 
 LOGS_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "logs")
 
+error_filename = os.path.join(LOGS_DIR, "debug.log")
+if not os.path.exists(LOGS_DIR):
+    try:
+        os.mkdir(LOGS_DIR)
+    except PermissionError:
+        pass
+
+if not os.path.isfile(error_filename):
+    open(error_filename, 'a').close()
+
 LOGGING = {
     "version": 1,
     "disable_existing_loggers": False,
@@ -356,7 +366,7 @@ LOGGING = {
         "file": {
             "level": "ERROR",
             "class": "logging.FileHandler",
-            "filename": os.path.join(LOGS_DIR, "debug.log"),
+            "filename": error_filename,
         },
     },
     "loggers": {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2e15796..d3f102c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ pep8
 django-silk
 django-debug-toolbar
 pre-commit
+pytest-django