diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-edm4hep-file.yaml b/.github/workflows/generate-edm4hep-file.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 98a061376..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-edm4hep-file.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-name: Generate an EDM4Hep file
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  generate-file:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - shell: bash
-      run: echo "NOW=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    - uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/.cache/ccache
-        key: nightly-alma9-${{ env.NOW }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          nightly-alma9
-
-    - name: Start container
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-          docker run --name container --privileged -v ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}:/EDM4hep -v ~/.cache/ccache:/root/.cache/ccache -d ghcr.io/key4hep/key4hep-images/alma9-cvmfs tail -f /dev/null
-
-    - name: Run script
-      run: |
-          cat <<'EOF' > ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/script_container.sh
-
-          source /cvmfs/sw-nightlies.hsf.org/key4hep/setup.sh
-          cd /EDM4hep
-          k4_local_repo
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -G Ninja
-          time ninja install
-          ccache -s
-
-          python3 /scripts/createEDM4hepFile.py
-
-          EOF
-
-          chmod +x ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/script_container.sh
-
-          docker exec container /bin/bash -c "/mount.sh && /EDM4hep/script_container.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/createEDM4hepFile.py b/scripts/createEDM4hepFile.py
index bc00e1d72..851347980 100644
--- a/scripts/createEDM4hepFile.py
+++ b/scripts/createEDM4hepFile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
 
-frames = 10  # How many frames or events will be written
+frames = 3  # How many frames or events will be written
 vectorsize = 5  # For vector members, each vector member will have this size
 counter = count()  # next(counter) will return 0, 1, 2, ...
 # used to generate the dummy data
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@
     except AttributeError:
         print("The RNTuple writer from podio is not available but was requested")
         sys.exit(1)
-
-
-writer = podio.root_io.Writer(output_file)
+else:
+    writer = podio.root_io.Writer(output_file)
 
 for i in range(frames):
     print(f"Writing frame {i}")
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e238e52e..d02b9561b 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ function(set_test_env _testname)
     )
 endfunction()
 
+add_test(NAME "Create an EDM4hep data file" COMMAND python ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/createEDM4hepFile.py)
+set_test_env("Create an EDM4hep data file")
+
 add_executable(write_events write_events.cc)
 target_include_directories(write_events PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/edm4hep )
 target_link_libraries(write_events edm4hep podio::podioRootIO)