diff --git a/.github/jobs/run_unit_tests.sh b/.github/jobs/run_unit_tests.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1f2d50bb47..008615f53a
--- a/.github/jobs/run_unit_tests.sh
+++ b/.github/jobs/run_unit_tests.sh
@@ -1,53 +1,30 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
-######################################################################
-# Install tools needed to run MET unit tests in Docker
-######################################################################
-
-###
-# Install Perl XML Parser
-###
-yum makecache
-yum -y install perl-XML-Parser
-
-
-###
-# Install R
-###
-#yum -y install epel-release # already installed in MET Docker image
-yum -y install R
-
-
-###
-# Install R NetCDF4 library (1.19)
-###
-yum -y install netcdf-devel.x86_64
-
-# download tarfile into home directory
-cd
-wget https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/ncdf4_1.19.tar.gz
-R CMD INSTALL ncdf4_1.19.tar.gz
-
-
-###
-# Install NCO to get ncdiff
-###
-yum -y install nco
-
-
 ###
 # Set environment variables needed to run unit tests
 ###
 
 export MET_BASE=/usr/local/share/met
 
-export MET_REPO_DIR=/met/MET-${MET_GIT_NAME}
 export MET_BUILD_BASE=${MET_REPO_DIR}/met
 export MET_TEST_BASE=${MET_REPO_DIR}/test
 export PERL5LIB=${MET_TEST_BASE}/lib
 
 export MET_TEST_INPUT=/data/input/MET_test_data/unit_test
 export MET_TEST_OUTPUT=/data/output/met_test_output
+export MET_TEST_TRUTH=/data/output/met_test_truth
 
 export MET_TEST_RSCRIPT=/usr/bin/Rscript
 export MET_TEST_MET_PYTHON_EXE=/usr/bin/python3
+
+###
+# Run MET unit tests
+###
+
+echo "Running all MET unit tests..."
+echo "Writing logs to /met/unit_test.log"
+${MET_TEST_BASE}/bin/unit_test.sh > /met/unit_test.log
+
+echo "Running comparison"
+echo "Writing logs to /met/comp_dir.log"
+${MET_TEST_BASE}/bin/comp_dir.sh ${MET_TEST_TRUTH} ${MET_TEST_OUTPUT} > /met/comp_dir.log