diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 340f60b1d401fc11278dcc2ae6a5098d27a4baf4..831fcb139ab35c52d89adc4e3b24553dbd3fb011 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ jobs:
         --volume="${{ github.workspace }}:/srv/jekyll" \
         jekyll/builder:3.8.5 /bin/bash -c "chmod 777 /srv/jekyll && jekyll build"
         
+  search:
+    name: Test search rake command
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@master
+
+    - name: Build the site in the jekyll/builder container
+      run: |
+        docker run --rm \
+        --volume="${{ github.workspace }}:/srv/jekyll" \
+        jekyll/builder:3.8.5 /bin/bash -c "gem install bundler && chmod 777 /srv/jekyll && jekyll build && bundle exec just-the-docs rake search:init"
+        
   css:
     name: Stylelint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest