diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 21fe61a..8cb2b7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Smoke test
+        run: |
+          export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/lib:$PYTHONPATH
+          pytest ./tests
diff --git a/tests/test_smoke.py b/tests/test_smoke.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e705b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_smoke.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import pytest
+import os
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import pickle
+import tempfile
+from lib.forecast import load_ts
+
+
+def test_smoke_load_ts():
+    """Smoke test for the load_ts function using a temporary file."""
+    try:
+        # Create a temporary directory
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            # Define mock variable name and file paths
+            var_name = "mock_var"
+            ts_data = np.random.rand(10, 2)  # Example time series data
+            pca_mock = "mock_pca_object"
+
+            # Save mock time series data to a .npz file
+            np.savez(os.path.join(temp_dir, f"{var_name}.npz"), ts=ts_data)
+
+            # Pickle and save the mock PCA object
+            with open(os.path.join(temp_dir, f"pca_{var_name}"), "wb") as f:
+                pickle.dump(pca_mock, f)
+
+            # Test: Load the time series data using load_ts
+            df, dico = load_ts(temp_dir, var_name)
+
+            # Basic checks to ensure the function executed without exceptions
+            assert isinstance(df, pd.DataFrame), "Expected a pandas DataFrame"
+            assert df.shape == (
+                10,
+                2,
+            ), f"Expected DataFrame shape (10, 2), but got {df.shape}"
+            assert "pca" in dico, "Expected 'pca' key in the returned dictionary"
+            assert dico["pca"] == pca_mock, "PCA object does not match the mock object"
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        pytest.fail(f"Smoke test failed: {e}")
+
+
+# Run the tests with pytest
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main()