diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 4116dd0..dfb657b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 jobs:
+  precompile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: pip3 install platformio
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: platformio run
+    
   build:
-
     runs-on: self-hosted
-
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: check for updates