diff --git a/.ci/run.sh b/.ci/run.sh
index 226c92411e..7487229dfc 100755
--- a/.ci/run.sh
+++ b/.ci/run.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ cidir=$(dirname "$0")
 source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
 source /etc/os-release
 
+pushd "${tests_repo_dir}"
+.ci/run.sh
+popd
+
 # This script will execute packaging tests suite
 
 if [ "$ID" == ubuntu ]; then
diff --git a/.ci/setup.sh b/.ci/setup.sh
index 35e6729b79..9420fd50cf 100755
--- a/.ci/setup.sh
+++ b/.ci/setup.sh
@@ -20,3 +20,24 @@ if [ "$ID" == ubuntu ]; then
 	echo "Install kernel dependencies"
 	sudo -E apt install -y libelf-dev bc gcc
 fi
+
+export tests_repo="${tests_repo:-github.com/kata-containers/tests}"
+export tests_repo_dir="$GOPATH/src/$tests_repo"
+
+clone_tests_repo()
+{
+	# KATA_CI_NO_NETWORK is (has to be) ignored if there is
+	# no existing clone.
+	if [ -d "$tests_repo_dir" -a -n "${KATA_CI_NO_NETWORK:-}" ]
+	then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	go get -d -u "$tests_repo" || true
+}
+
+clone_tests_repo
+
+pushd "${tests_repo_dir}"
+.ci/setup.sh
+popd