diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 73f0c926a..9edbb7cc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ jobs:
       checks: write  #  to create a new check based on the results (shogo82148/actions-goveralls)
 
     name: Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # tests for target OS
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
             apt update
             apt install -y make gcc libc-dev git
-      if: github.actor == 'nektos/act'
+      if: github.actor == 'nektos/act' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
 
     - name: Test
       run: make test
@@ -47,5 +51,5 @@ jobs:
       uses: shogo82148/actions-goveralls@v1
       with:
         path-to-profile: profile.cov
-      if: github.actor != 'nektos/act'
+      if: github.actor != 'nektos/act' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
       continue-on-error: true