diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
index da58e60aa..41d224f48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_test_cases.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             sed -i "/auth.ldap.servers/c auth.ldap.servers = ldap_server" apps/emqx_auth_ldap/etc/emqx_auth_ldap.conf
         - name: run tests
           run: |
+            docker exec -i erlang bash -c "make xref"
             docker exec -i erlang bash -c "make ct"
             docker exec -i erlang bash -c "make cover"
         - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1