diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 37ebfa2d..6a65cab8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v1
 
+      - name: Db unit tests in ubuntu/linux only
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          if [[ ${{ runner.os }} == Linux ]]; then
+            echo "GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUN_DB_UNIT_TESTS=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUN_DB_UNIT_TESTS=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Set up MySQL, ubuntu only
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+          mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS rapbase; USE rapbase; CREATE TABLE testTable (id INT, someText VARCHAR(50), someInt INT, someFloat DOUBLE, someTime DATETIME);' -uroot -proot
+
       - name: Query dependencies
         run: |
           install.packages('remotes')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
index 4b659960..27b042fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-coverage.yaml
@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     env:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUN_DB_UNIT_TESTS: true
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      
+
       - name: Install unmet sys deps
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends libcurl4-openssl-dev libgit2-dev
 
+      - name: Set up MySQL for unit testing
+        run: |
+          sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
+          mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS rapbase; USE rapbase; CREATE TABLE testTable (id INT, someText VARCHAR(50), someInt INT, someFloat DOUBLE, someTime DATETIME);' -uroot -proot
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v1
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v1
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 2f3d30ac..230b9c84 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: rapbase
 Type: Package
 Title: Base Functions and Resources for Rapporteket
-Version: 1.13.0
+Version: 1.13.1
 Authors@R: c(
     person(given = "Are",
            family = "Edvardsen",
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 514c203e..ec896c51 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# rapbase 1.13.1
+
+* Included unit tests and coverage reporting depending on a test database during github actions (ci) 
+
 # rapbase 1.13.0
 
 * New function providing registry db metadata
diff --git a/inst/dbConfig.yml b/inst/dbConfig.yml
index 51e52901..a38db164 100644
--- a/inst/dbConfig.yml
+++ b/inst/dbConfig.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ nordummy:
 rapbase:
   host : 127.0.0.1
   name : rapbase
-  user : travis
-  pass : 
+  user : root
+  pass : root
   disp : ForTestingOnly
 
 # for testing, in rap-dev-data container
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-dbConnection.R b/tests/testthat/test-dbConnection.R
index 7f89a16a..c0f2c702 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-dbConnection.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-dbConnection.R
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ context("Handling db connections")
 checkDb <- function() {
   if (Sys.getenv("R_RAP_INSTANCE") == "DEV") {
     NULL
-  } else if (Sys.getenv("TRAVIS") == "true") {
+  } else if (Sys.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS_RUN_DB_UNIT_TESTS") == "true") {
     NULL
   } else {
     testthat::skip("Test skipped due to lack of database infrastructure")