diff --git a/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
index d54b5d9b23f..d49ac0e0587 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/modem__build-host-tests.yml
@@ -54,105 +54,12 @@ jobs:
 
   host_test_esp_modem:
     if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'modem') || github.event_name == 'push'
-    name: Host Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    container: espressif/idf:release-v4.3
-    env:
-      lwip: lwip-2.1.2
-      lwip_contrib: contrib-2.1.0
-      lwip_uri: http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lwip
-      COMP_DIR: esp-protocols/components/esp_modem
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: esp-protocols
-
-      - name: Build and Test
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc-8 g++-8
-          update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
-          export LWIP_PATH=`pwd`/${{ env.lwip }}
-          export LWIP_CONTRIB_PATH=`pwd`/${{ env.lwip_contrib }}
-          . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
-          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{ env.COMP_DIR }}/test/host_test/env.sh $lwip $lwip_uri $lwip_contrib
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem
-          idf.py build
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test
-          idf.py build
-          ./build/host_modem_test.elf -r junit -o junit.xml
-
-      - name: Publish Results
-        uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v1
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          files: esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/junit.xml
-
-  host_test_gcov_esp_modem:
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'modem') || github.event_name == 'push'
-    name: Run gcovr on esp modem host test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-    container: espressif/idf:release-v4.3
-    env:
-      lwip: lwip-2.1.2
-      lwip_contrib: contrib-2.1.0
-      lwip_uri: http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lwip
-      COMP_DIR: esp-protocols/components/esp_modem
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout esp-protocols
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: esp-protocols
-          repository: ''
-          persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Build and Test
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc-8 g++-8 python3-pip
-          apt-get install -y rsync
-          update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
-          export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-          export LWIP_PATH=`pwd`/${{ env.lwip }}
-          export LWIP_CONTRIB_PATH=`pwd`/${{ env.lwip_contrib }}
-          . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
-          ${{ env.COMP_DIR }}/test/host_test/env.sh $lwip $lwip_uri $lwip_contrib
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{ env.COMP_DIR }}/test/host_test
-          cat sdkconfig.ci.coverage >> sdkconfig.defaults
-          idf.py build
-          ./build/host_modem_test.elf
-      - name: Run gcovr
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install gcovr
-          cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{ env.COMP_DIR }}
-          gcov-8 `find . -name "esp_modem*gcda" -printf '%h\n' | head -n 1`/*
-          gcovr --gcov-ignore-parse-errors -g -k -r . --html index.html  -x esp_modem_coverage.xml
-          mkdir modem_coverage_report
-          cp $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{ env.COMP_DIR }}/index.html modem_coverage_report
-          cp -rf modem_coverage_report $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-      - name: Code Coverage Summary Report
-        uses: irongut/CodeCoverageSummary@v1.3.0
-        with:
-          filename: esp-protocols/**/esp_modem_coverage.xml
-          badge: true
-          fail_below_min: false
-          format: markdown
-          hide_branch_rate: false
-          hide_complexity: false
-          indicators: true
-          output: both
-          thresholds: '60 80'
-      - name: Write to Job Summary
-        run: cat code-coverage-results.md >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
-      - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          name: modem_coverage_report
-          path: |
-            ${{ env.COMP_DIR }}/modem_coverage_report
-          if-no-files-found: error
+    uses: "./.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml"
+    with:
+        idf_version: "release-v4.3"
+        app_name: "host_modem_test"
+        app_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test"
+        component_path: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem"
+        upload_artifacts: true
+        pre_run_script: "esp-protocols/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh"
+        publish_unit_test_result: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml
index 9ec61a2426e..b3c8839f8bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-host-tests.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ on:
             upload_artifacts:
                 type: boolean
                 required: true
+            pre_run_script:
+                type: string
+                required: false
+            publish_unit_test_result:
+                type: boolean
+                required: false
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -34,20 +40,31 @@ jobs:
         - name: Build ${{ inputs.app_name }} with IDF-${{ inputs.idf_version }}
           shell: bash
           run: |
+            if [ -n "${{ inputs.pre_run_script }}" ]; then
+              source ${{ inputs.pre_run_script }} ${{ inputs.idf_version }}
+            fi
             . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
-            cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{inputs.app_path}}
+            cd ${{inputs.app_path}}
             rm -rf sdkconfig sdkconfig.defaults build
             cp sdkconfig.ci.linux sdkconfig.defaults
             idf.py build
-            ./build/${{inputs.app_name}}.elf
+            ./build/${{inputs.app_name}}.elf -r junit -o junit.xml
+        - name: Publish Unit Test Result
+          uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@v1
+          if: ${{ inputs.publish_unit_test_result }}
+          with:
+            files: ${{inputs.component_path}}/**/*junit.xml
         - name: Build with Coverage Enabled
           shell: bash
           run: |
+            if [ -n "${{ inputs.pre_run_script }}" ]; then
+              source ${{ inputs.pre_run_script }} ${{ inputs.idf_version }}
+            fi
             . ${IDF_PATH}/export.sh
             cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{inputs.app_path}}
             rm -rf build sdkconfig sdkconfig.defaults
-            cp sdkconfig.ci.coverage sdkconfig.defaults
             idf.py fullclean
+            cp sdkconfig.ci.coverage sdkconfig.defaults
             idf.py build
             ./build/${{inputs.app_name}}.elf
         - name: Run Coverage
@@ -56,7 +73,12 @@ jobs:
             apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3-pip rsync
             python -m pip install gcovr
             cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${{inputs.component_path}}
-            gcov `find . -name "*gcda"`
+            find . -name "*gcda"
+            if [[ ${{ inputs.idf_version }} == "release-v4.3" ]]; then
+                gcov-8 `find . -name "*gcda" -printf '%h\n' | head -n 1`/*
+            else
+                gcov `find . -name "*gcda"`
+            fi
             gcovr --gcov-ignore-parse-errors -g -k -r . --html index.html -x ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage.xml
             mkdir ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage_report
             touch ${{inputs.app_name}}_coverage_report/.nojekyll
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/sdkconfig.ci.linux b/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/sdkconfig.ci.linux
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd841b55e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_modem/examples/linux_modem/sdkconfig.ci.linux
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="linux"
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_RTTI=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS_EMG_POOL_SIZE=0
+CONFIG_COMPILER_STACK_CHECK_NONE=y
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh
index 9862cbff457..88c51d22121 100755
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/env.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-lwip=$1
-lwip_uri=$2
-lwip_contrib=$3
-
-wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip}.zip
-unzip -oq ${lwip}.zip
-wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip_contrib}.zip
-unzip -oq ${lwip_contrib}.zip
+idf_version=$1
+
+if [ "$idf_version" == "release-v4.3" ]; then
+  lwip=lwip-2.1.2
+  lwip_uri=http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lwip
+  lwip_contrib=contrib-2.1.0
+
+  wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip}.zip
+  unzip -oq ${lwip}.zip
+  wget --no-verbose ${lwip_uri}/${lwip_contrib}.zip
+  unzip -oq ${lwip_contrib}.zip
+
+  apt-get update && apt-get install -y gcc-8 g++-8
+  update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-8 800 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-8
+  export LWIP_PATH=`pwd`/$lwip
+  export LWIP_CONTRIB_PATH=`pwd`/$lwip_contrib
+fi
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.coverage b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.coverage
index 3c490c09846..952127e3f6a 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.coverage
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.coverage
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="linux"
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_RTTI=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS_EMG_POOL_SIZE=0
+CONFIG_COMPILER_STACK_CHECK_NONE=y
 CONFIG_GCOV_ENABLED=y
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.linux b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.linux
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd841b55e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_modem/test/host_test/sdkconfig.ci.linux
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="linux"
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_RTTI=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS_EMG_POOL_SIZE=0
+CONFIG_COMPILER_STACK_CHECK_NONE=y