diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b5b49d8..ab70cbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
           sbcl --load "$HOME/quicklisp/setup.lisp" \
                --eval "(mapcar 'asdf:load-asd (directory \"*.asd\"))" \
+               --eval "(ql:quickload :data-lens/test)" \
+               --eval "(asdf:test-system :data-lens/test)" \
                --eval "(ql:quickload :data-lens/transducers/test)" \
                --eval "(asdf:test-system :data-lens/transducers/test)" \
                --quit
diff --git a/data-lens.asd b/data-lens.asd
index 03c8e11..83619ad 100644
--- a/data-lens.asd
+++ b/data-lens.asd
@@ -10,10 +10,22 @@
   :depends-on (:cl-ppcre
                :alexandria)
   :serial t
+  :in-order-to ((test-op (test-op :data-lens/test)))
   :components ((:file "package")
                (:file "optics")
                (:file "lens")))
 
+(asdf:defsystem #:data-lens/test
+  :description "tests for the transducers"
+  :author "Edward Langley <el-cl@elangley.org>"
+  :license "Apache v2"
+  :depends-on (:data-lens
+               :fiveam)
+  :serial t
+  :perform (test-op (o c) (symbol-call :fiveam '#:run! :data-lens.lens))
+  :components ((:module "t"
+                :components ((:file "lens")))))
+
 (asdf:defsystem #:data-lens/beta/transducers
   :description #.(format nil "~@{~a~^ ~}"
                          "A collection of transducers to reduce stream-manipulation overhead")
@@ -37,6 +49,6 @@
                :fiveam)
   :serial t
   :perform (test-op (o c) (unless (symbol-call :fiveam '#:run! :data-lens.transducers)
-                            (quit 41)))
+                            (quit 42)))
   :components ((:module "t"
                 :components ((:file "transducers")))))