diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index d254611..235108d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -172,4 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           timeout 1m bash -c "while ! (echo > /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/4321); do sleep 0.1; done"
           (nc localhost 4321 | tee vm.stdout) &
           timeout 30m bash -c "while ! (grep 'login:' vm.stdout); do sleep 1; done"
+          timeout 1m bash -c 'echo "core" | nc localhost 4321'
+          timeout 30m bash -c "while ! (grep -i 'password:' vm.stdout); do sleep 1; done"
+          timeout 1m bash -c 'echo "foobar" | nc localhost 4321'
           echo "VM ready for tests"
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