diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing-framework.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing-framework.yaml
index a64840b64..cf41d943c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing-framework.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing-framework.yaml
@@ -6,16 +6,58 @@ on:
   
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+  pull_request: ## temporary for debugging development purposes
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-push-image:
+  spin-test-environment:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        with:
+          path: main
+
+      - name: Checkout terraform module
+        id: checkout-module
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        with:
+          repository: containers/terraform-test-environment-module
+          path: terraform-test-environment-module
+          ref: 'main'
 
-      - uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3.0.0
+      - name: Setup Terraform
+        uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3.0.0
         with:
           terraform_version: "1.7.5"
+          terraform_wrapper: false
+
+      - run: terraform init
+        id: init
+        working-directory: terraform-test-environment-module
+
+      - name: Plan
+        run: terraform plan
+        working-directory: terraform-test-environment-module
+        env:
+          TF_VAR_aws_region: "eu-west-2"
+          TF_VAR_aws_instance_type: "t3.large"
+          TF_VAR_aws_ami_owners: '["125523088429"]'
+          TF_VAR_aws_ami_name: '["Fedora-Cloud-Base-*"]'
+          TF_VAR_aws_volume_size: 100
+          TF_VAR_aws_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+          TF_VAR_aws_secret_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+
+      # - name: Spin Test Environment
+      #   id: apply
+      #   run: TF_LOG=DEBUG terraform apply -auto-approve -lock=false
+      #   working-directory: terraform-test-environment-module
+      
+      # - name: Destroy Test Environment
+      #   id: destroy
+      #   if: always()
+      #   run: TF_LOG=DEBUG terraform destroy -auto-approve -lock=false
+      #   working-directory: terraform-test-environment-module