diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yaml
index 8693fd003..57f46ab6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_pull_request.yaml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ jobs:
           python-version: 3.10.6
           cache: pip
           cache-dependency-path: requirements.txt
-      - name: Install PyLint
-        run: | 
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install pylint
       - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python launch.py --test
       - name: Analysing the code with pylint
         run: |
-          pylint $(git ls-files '*.py')
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pylint
+        pylint $(git ls-files '*.py')
diff --git a/launch.py b/launch.py
index bf34ee507..ad55ca2e3 100644
--- a/launch.py
+++ b/launch.py
@@ -97,5 +97,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup.log.info(f"Server arguments: {sys.argv[1:]}")
     setup.log.debug('Starting WebUI')
     logging.disable(logging.INFO)
-    import webui
-    webui.webui()
+    if args.test:
+        setup.log.info(f"Test only")
+        import webui
+        exit(0)
+    else:
+        webui.webui()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 804ee35b0..649718bd0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ def add_args():
     parser.add_argument('--skip-extensions', default = False, action='store_true', help = "Skips running individual extension installers, default: %(default)s")
     parser.add_argument('--skip-git', default = False, action='store_true', help = "Skips running all GIT operations, default: %(default)s")
     parser.add_argument('--experimental', default = False, action='store_true', help = "Allow unsupported versions of libraries, default: %(default)s")
+    parser.add_argument('--test', default = False, action='store_true', help = "Run test only, default: %(default)s")
 
 
 def parse_args():