diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 393a1ee7..504ba7ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env: 
+      MODULE_NAME: fooof
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9]
@@ -32,5 +34,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         pytest --cov=./
+    - name: Run doctests
+      run: |
+        pytest --doctest-modules --ignore=$MODULE_NAME/tests $MODULE_NAME
     - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1