diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 1d417829bd..2cbb5ba436 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,96 @@ jobs:
       run: rm -rf libsql-ffi/bundled/SQLite3MultipleCiphers/build
     - name: embedded replica encryption tests
       run: cargo xtask test-encryption
+  test-custom-pager:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Run Tests
+    env:
+      RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings --cfg tokio_unstable
+    steps:
+    - uses: hecrj/setup-rust-action@v2
+
+    # needed because we run out of disk space during tests
+    - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+      uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+      with:
+        # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
+        # when set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
+        tool-cache: true
+
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libclang-dev
+
+    - name: Install protoc
+      uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      with:
+        tool: protoc@${{ env.PROTOC_VERSION }}
+
+    - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      with:
+        tool: nextest
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up cargo cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      continue-on-error: false
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cargo/bin/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+          ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          target/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+    - name: Run tests with custom pager
+      env:
+        LIBSQL_EXPERIMENTAL_PAGER: 1000
+      run: cargo nextest run
+  test-encryption:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Run Tests
+    env:
+      RUSTFLAGS: -D warnings --cfg tokio_unstable
+    steps:
+    - uses: hecrj/setup-rust-action@v2
+
+    # needed because we run out of disk space during tests
+    - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+      uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+      with:
+        # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
+        # when set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
+        tool-cache: true
+
+    - name: Install deps
+      run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libclang-dev
+
+    - name: Install protoc
+      uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      with:
+        tool: protoc@${{ env.PROTOC_VERSION }}
+
+    - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      with:
+        tool: nextest
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up cargo cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      continue-on-error: false
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.cargo/bin/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+          ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+          ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          target/
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+        restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+    - name: embedded replica encryption tests
+      run: cargo xtask test-encryption
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     name: Windows checks