diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 657354e8a4..b5bf612cf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Ubuntu
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: 
+    branches:
         - '*'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ master-dev ]
@@ -13,11 +13,26 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Checkout submodules
+      run: git submodule update --init --recursive
 
     - name: Install libmicrohttpd
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update -qq 
+        sudo apt-get update -qq
         sudo apt-get install libmicrohttpd-dev
 
     - name: Build Faust
-      run: make
\ No newline at end of file
+      run: make
+
+    - name: Copy c header to expected path by impulse test
+      run: |
+         mkdir -p architecture/faust/dsp/
+         cp compiler/generator/libfaust.h architecture/faust/dsp/
+
+    - name: Install Rust
+      uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      with:
+        toolchain: stable
+
+    - name: Run impulse tests (C++ and Rust)
+      run: cd tests/impulse-tests && make github_action
diff --git a/tests/impulse-tests/Make.gcc b/tests/impulse-tests/Make.gcc
index 86566920d4..b88ff97950 100644
--- a/tests/impulse-tests/Make.gcc
+++ b/tests/impulse-tests/Make.gcc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ help:
 	@echo " 'all' (default): generate ir for all the dsp files using the given options"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Options:"
-	@echo " 'outdir' 	   : define the output directory (default to '$(outdir)')"
+	@echo " 'outdir'       : define the output directory (default to '$(outdir)')"
 	@echo " 'lang'         : used for faust -lang option (default to '$(lang)')"
 	@echo " 'arch'         : used for faust -a option (default to '$(arch)')"
 	@echo " 'FAUSTOPTIONS' : define additional faust options (default to $(FAUSTOPTIONS))"
@@ -172,5 +172,11 @@ ir/c1/double/dlt256/osc_enable.c : dsp/osc_enable.dsp
 	@echo "Can only be tested in scalar mode"
 	$(FAUST) -lang $(lang) -double -os -i -A ../../architecture -a archs/$(arch) $< -o $@
 
+ir/$(outdir)/prefix.ir:
+	echo "todo fix bug #1071 to test dsp/prefix.dsp"
+
+ir/cpp/double/mapp/constant.ir:
+	echo "todo fix bug #1074 to test dsp/constant.dsp"
+
 ir/$(outdir)/%.$(ext) : dsp/%.dsp
 	$(FAUST) -lang $(lang) $(FAUSTOPTIONS) -i -A ../../architecture -a archs/$(arch) $< -o $@
diff --git a/tests/impulse-tests/Make.interp b/tests/impulse-tests/Make.interp
index 39f562c30f..4e6b469994 100644
--- a/tests/impulse-tests/Make.interp
+++ b/tests/impulse-tests/Make.interp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ help:
 	@echo " 'interp' (default): check the double output using the interp backend"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Options:"
-	@echo " 'outdir' 	   : define the output directory (default to 'llvm')"
+	@echo " 'outdir'       : define the output directory (default to 'llvm')"
 	@echo " 'FAUSTOPTIONS' : define additional faust options (empty by default)"
 	@echo " 'precision'    : define filesCompare expected precision (empty by default)"
 
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ impulseinterp: $(SRCDIR)/impulseinterp.cpp $(LIB)
 #########################################################################
 # rules for interp
 
-# Specific rule to test 'control' primitive that currently uses the -lang ocpp backend (still compiling in scalar mode...)
+# Specific rule to test 'control' primitive that currently uses the -lang ocpp backend 
+# (still compiling in scalar mode...)
 ir/$(outdir)/control.ir: dsp/control.dsp reference/control.ir
 	@echo "Cannot be tested with the Interp backend"
 
diff --git a/tests/impulse-tests/Makefile b/tests/impulse-tests/Makefile
index 16af2b4057..2e875ee93d 100644
--- a/tests/impulse-tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/impulse-tests/Makefile
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ travis:
 	$(MAKE) -f Make.gcc outdir=cpp/double/omp      lang=cpp arch=impulsearch.cpp FAUSTOPTIONS="-I dsp -double -omp"
 	#$(MAKE) -f Make.gcc outdir=cpp/double/sch     lang=cpp arch=impulsearch.cpp FAUSTOPTIONS="-I dsp -double -sch"
 
+#########################################################################
+# automatic github action test
+github_action:
+	$(MAKE) -f Make.gcc outdir=cpp/double          lang=cpp arch=impulsearch.cpp FAUSTOPTIONS="-I ../../libraries/ -I dsp -double"
+	$(MAKE) -f Make.rust outdir=rust/no CARGOOPTIONS="" FAUSTOPTIONS="-I ../../libraries/ -double -a archs/rust/architecture.rs"
+
 #########################################################################
 # c++ and c backends
 cpp: