diff --git a/.github/workflows/latest.yaml b/.github/workflows/latest.yaml
index a4a3da1cf..04f4f4500 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/latest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/latest.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: go env
       - name: go build
         run: go build -v ./...
+      - name: Set up localhost in /etc/hosts
+        run: echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+      - name: Run Unit tests
+        run: |
+          make unit-tests
       - uses: alexellis/setup-arkade@v3
       - uses: alexellis/arkade-get@master
         with:
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           pipeline_version: v0.61.1
           feature_flags: '{"enable-step-actions": "true"}'
-          setup_registry: false      
+          setup_registry: false
       - name: tests
         run: |
           set -euxfo pipefail
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9bd899b95..9af437004 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ lint-go: ## runs go linter on all go files
 							--max-same-issues=0 \
 							--timeout $(TIMEOUT_UNIT)
 
+unit: unit-tests
+unit-tests: ## runs unit tests
+	@echo "Running Unit tests..."
+	go test ./...
+
 .PHONY: fumpt ## formats the GO code with gofumpt(excludes vendors dir)
 fumpt:
 	@find internal cmd tests -name '*.go'|xargs -P4 $(GOFUMPT) -w -extra
diff --git a/internal/provider/oci/upload_test.go b/internal/provider/oci/upload_test.go
index 72391b9b1..88f6f8ebd 100644
--- a/internal/provider/oci/upload_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/oci/upload_test.go
@@ -39,17 +39,3 @@ func TestUpload(t *testing.T) {
 
 	s.Close()
 }
-
-func TestUploadFailure(t *testing.T) {
-	hash := "testhash"
-	target := "dummyhost:8000/test/crane:{{hash}}"
-	folder := t.TempDir() // Use a temporary directory as the source folder
-	insecure := false
-
-	err := os.WriteFile(fmt.Sprintf("%s/test.txt", folder), []byte("dummy content"), 0o644)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create dummy file")
-
-	err = Upload(context.Background(), hash, target, folder, insecure)
-	assert.Error(t, err, "Upload should not return any error")
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no such host", "Error should indicate connection failure")
-}