diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 56f9a15fe..b9cabe0e0 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             pip install "httpx==0.24.1"
             pip install "anyio==3.7.1"
             pip install "asyncio==3.4.3"
+            pip install "PyGithub==1.59.1"
       - save_cache:
           paths:
             - ./venv
@@ -83,6 +84,43 @@ jobs:
       - store_test_results:
           path: test-results
 
+  build_and_test:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/python
+    working_directory: ~/project
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - setup_remote_docker:
+          version: 20.10.6
+          docker_layer_caching: true
+      - run:
+          name: Build Docker image
+          command: docker build -t my-app:latest -f Dockerfile.database .
+      - run:
+          name: Run Docker container
+          command: |
+            docker run -d \
+              -p 4000:4000 \
+              --name my-app \
+              -v $(pwd)/proxy_server_config.yaml:/app/config.yaml \
+              my-app:latest \
+              --config /app/config.yaml
+      - run:
+          name: Install curl and dockerize
+          command: |
+            sudo apt-get update
+            sudo apt-get install -y curl
+            sudo wget https://github.com/jwilder/dockerize/releases/download/v0.6.1/dockerize-linux-amd64-v0.6.1.tar.gz
+            sudo tar -C /usr/local/bin -xzvf dockerize-linux-amd64-v0.6.1.tar.gz
+            sudo rm dockerize-linux-amd64-v0.6.1.tar.gz
+      - run: 
+          name: Wait for app to be ready
+          command: dockerize -wait tcp://localhost:4000 -timeout 1m
+      - run:
+          name: Test the application
+          command: curl -s "http://localhost:4000/health/readiness"
+
+
   publish_to_pypi:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.8
@@ -158,16 +196,9 @@ workflows:
   version: 2
   build_and_test:
     jobs:
-      - local_testing:
+      - build_and_test:
           filters:
             branches:
               only:
                 - main
-                - /litellm_.*/
-      - publish_to_pypi:
-          requires:
-            - local_testing
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - main
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+                - /litellm_.*/
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