diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 46982f9..1735b04 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,3 +47,10 @@ RUN --mount=target=/context \
     exit 1
   fi
 EOT
+
+FROM base AS test
+RUN apk add --no-cache make gcc musl-dev
+WORKDIR /src
+RUN --mount=target=. \
+  --mount=target=/root/.cache,type=cache \
+  CGO_ENABLED=1 make unit-tests
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1d4662..19a39a4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mock:
 
 unit-tests:
 	@echo "Running unit tests..."
-	@go test -v ./...
+	@go test -race -v ./...
 	@echo "Unit tests completed!"
 
 clean:
diff --git a/docker-bake.hcl b/docker-bake.hcl
index b0781b6..6b04422 100644
--- a/docker-bake.hcl
+++ b/docker-bake.hcl
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ group "default" {
 }
 
 group "validate" {
-  targets = ["validate-docs"]
+  targets = [
+    "validate-docs",
+    "validate-tests"
+  ]
 }
 
 target "validate-docs" {
@@ -37,3 +40,9 @@ target "update-docs" {
   target = "docs-update"
   output = ["./docs/reference"]
 }
+
+target "validate-tests" {
+  inherits = ["_common"]
+  target = "test"
+  output = ["type=cacheonly"]
+}