diff --git a/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml b/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml
index 71a14ae84..3c7fb3334 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_system_test.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout containerised example IOCs
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: epics-containers/example-services
+          path: example-services
+
+      - name: Run containerised IOCs
+        uses: hoverkraft-tech/compose-action@v2.0.1
+        with:
+          compose-file: example-services/compose.yaml
+        env:
+          EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST: 127.0.0.1:5094
+
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -26,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           plugins: rabbitmq_stomp
 
       - name: Start Blueapi Server
-        run: blueapi -c ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/unit_tests/example_yaml/valid_stomp_config.yaml serve &
+        run: blueapi -c ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/system_tests/config.yaml serve &
+        env:
+          EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST: 127.0.0.1:5094
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: tox -e system-test
diff --git a/tests/system_tests/config.yaml b/tests/system_tests/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1fbba14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system_tests/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+env:
+  sources:
+    - kind: dodal
+      module: dodal.beamlines.adsim
+    - kind: planFunctions
+      module: dodal.plans
+    - kind: planFunctions
+      module: dodal.plan_stubs.wrapped
+stomp:
+  host: localhost
+  port: 61613