diff --git a/.github/workflows/pdr_plugin_ci_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pdr_plugin_ci_workflow.yml
index f8e92be6e..fd345ae2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pdr_plugin_ci_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pdr_plugin_ci_workflow.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Run PyLint
       run: pylint --rcfile=plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/.pylintrc plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin
+
+    - name: Run single plugin instance on background as standalone
+      run: |
+        kill -9 isolation_algo.py
+        sleep 10
+        nohup python plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/ufm_sim_web_service/isolation_algo.py > /dev/null 2>&1 &
     
     - name: Test exclude list with pytest
-      run: pytest plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/tests/exclude_list_tests.py --doctest-modules --junitxml=junit/exclude_list_tests_results.xml --cov=com --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
+      run: pytest plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/tests/exclude_list_tests.py #--doctest-modules --junitxml=junit/exclude_list_tests_results.xml --cov=com --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html
+
+    - name: Kill plugin process
+      run: |
+        kill -9 isolation_algo.py
+        sleep 10
diff --git a/plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/tests/exclude_list_tests.py b/plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/tests/exclude_list_tests.py
index fc566f3ba..3d44ced8d 100644
--- a/plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/tests/exclude_list_tests.py
+++ b/plugins/pdr_deterministic_plugin/tests/exclude_list_tests.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ def test_exclude_list_class_methods():
         if port.port_name != remove_port.port_name and port.port_name != auto_remove_port.port_name:
             assert exclude_list.contains(port.port_name)
 
-#pytest.mark.run(order=1)
-def no_test_exclude_list_rest_api():
+pytest.mark.run(order=1)
+def test_exclude_list_rest_api():
     """
     Test exclude list inside plugin via REST API
     """
@@ -114,4 +114,4 @@ def no_test_exclude_list_rest_api():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     test_exclude_list_class_methods()
-    #test_exclude_list_rest_api()
+    test_exclude_list_rest_api()