diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f9da88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: Target MSSQL tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+jobs:
+  linting:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # Only lint using the primary version used for dev
+        python-version: [3.9]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python '${{ matrix.python-version }}'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '${{ matrix.python-version }}'
+    - name: Install Poetry
+      uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+      with:
+        version: 1.1.14
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        poetry install
+    - name: Run lint command from tox.ini
+      run: |
+        poetry run tox -e lint
+  pytest:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    services:
+      mssql:
+        image: gvenzl/oracle-xe
+        env:
+          ORACLE_PASSWORD: P@55w0rd
+        ports:
+          - 1521:1521
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up Python '${{ matrix.python-version }}'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '${{ matrix.python-version }}'
+    - name: Install Poetry
+      uses: snok/install-poetry@v1
+      with:
+        version: 1.1.11
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        poetry install
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        poetry run pytest --capture=no
diff --git a/meltano.yml b/meltano.yml
index 1eb2d89..46048ea 100644
--- a/meltano.yml
+++ b/meltano.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ plugins:
     - name: host
     - name: port
     - name: database
+    - name: schema
     - name: start_date
       value: '2010-01-01T00:00:00Z'
     - name: freeze_schema
diff --git a/target_oracle/sinks.py b/target_oracle/sinks.py
index d451a53..dd228e5 100644
--- a/target_oracle/sinks.py
+++ b/target_oracle/sinks.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def get_sqlalchemy_url(self, config: dict) -> str:
             host=config["host"],
             port=config["port"],
             database=config["database"],
+            schema = config["schema"] or config["user"]
         )
         return connection_url
 
diff --git a/target_oracle/target.py b/target_oracle/target.py
index 244d7e4..141cd6b 100644
--- a/target_oracle/target.py
+++ b/target_oracle/target.py
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class TargetOracle(SQLTarget):
             th.BooleanType,
             description="Do not alter types of existing columns",
             default=False
+        ),
+        th.Property(
+            "schema",
+            th.StringType,
+            description="Target database schema for the data",
+            default=None
         )
     ).to_dict()
 
diff --git a/target_oracle/tests/test_core.py b/target_oracle/tests/test_core.py
index f4c35f9..7d99ed8 100644
--- a/target_oracle/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/target_oracle/tests/test_core.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def oracle_config():
     }
 
 oracle_config_dict = {
-        "schema": "SYSTEM",
         "user": "SYSTEM",
         "password": "P@55w0rd",
         "host": "localhost",
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ def get_engine():
             host=config["host"],
             port=config["port"],
             database=config["database"],
+            schema = config["schema"] or config["user"]
         )
 
     engine = create_engine(connection_url)