diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index 1684a0af46..fdad7b681a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build openpilot
       run: ${{ env.RUN }} "scons -j$(nproc)"
     - name: Run unit tests
-      timeout-minutes: ${{ contains(runner.name, 'nsc') && ((steps.setup-step.outputs.duration < 18) && 1 || 2) || 20 }}
+      timeout-minutes: 5
       run: |
-        ${{ env.RUN }} "$PYTEST --collect-only -m 'not slow' &> /dev/null && \
-                        MAX_EXAMPLES=1 $PYTEST -m 'not slow' && \
+        ${{ env.RUN }} "source selfdrive/test/setup_xvfb.sh && \
+                        $PYTEST --collect-only -m 'not slow' &> /dev/null && \
+                        PYTHONTRACEMALLOC=1 MAX_EXAMPLES=1 $PYTEST -m 'not slow' -k test_raylib_ui && \
                         ./selfdrive/ui/tests/create_test_translations.sh && \
                         QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen ./selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations && \
                         chmod -R 777 /tmp/comma_download_cache"
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_raylib_ui.py b/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_raylib_ui.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f23301972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/tests/test_raylib_ui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import time
+from openpilot.selfdrive.test.helpers import with_processes
+
+
+@with_processes(["raylib_ui"])
+def test_raylib_ui():
+  """Test initialization of the UI widgets is successful."""
+  time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/system/manager/process_config.py b/system/manager/process_config.py
index a3787b644e..5758512f2b 100644
--- a/system/manager/process_config.py
+++ b/system/manager/process_config.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ procs = [
 
   PythonProcess("sensord", "system.sensord.sensord", only_onroad, enabled=not PC),
   NativeProcess("ui", "selfdrive/ui", ["./ui"], always_run, watchdog_max_dt=(5 if not PC else None)),
+  PythonProcess("raylib_ui", "selfdrive.ui.ui", always_run, enabled=False, watchdog_max_dt=(5 if not PC else None)),
   PythonProcess("soundd", "selfdrive.ui.soundd", only_onroad),
   PythonProcess("locationd", "selfdrive.locationd.locationd", only_onroad),
   NativeProcess("_pandad", "selfdrive/pandad", ["./pandad"], always_run, enabled=False),