diff --git a/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml b/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml
index 71a14ae84..9f88b319a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout containerised example IOCs
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          repository: epics-containers/example-services
+
+      - uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.1
+        with:
+          compose-file: "example-services/compose.yml"
+        env:
+          EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST: 127.0.0.1:5094
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: