diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2e1e74250..6d76f0d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN }}
       - name: Setup Rust cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      # for generators tests
+      - name: Install seaorm cli
+        run: cargo install sea-orm-cli
+      - run: |
+          cargo install --path .
+        working-directory: ./loco-cli
+      # /generators test
+
       - name: Run cargo test
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with: