diff --git a/ci-scripts/scripts/docker-build-and-deploy-chansim.sh b/ci-scripts/scripts/docker-build-and-deploy-chansim.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..991517330c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/scripts/docker-build-and-deploy-chansim.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function die() { echo $@; exit 1; }
+[ $# -ge 1 ] || die "usage: $0 <directory> [ctest-options]"
+
+IMAGE=ran-channelsim:ci-temp
+CONTAINER=ran-channelsim
+function cleanup-docker() {
+  docker stop ${CONTAINER}
+  docker rm ${CONTAINER}
+  docker rmi ${IMAGE}
+  docker volume prune --force
+}
+trap cleanup-docker EXIT
+
+set -x
+DIR=$1
+RESULT_DIR=${DIR}/
+shift
+CTEST_OPT=$@
+
+# build channel simulator
+docker build --progress=plain --tag ${IMAGE} --file ${DIR}/ci-scripts/docker/Dockerfile.channelsim.ubuntu ${DIR} &>> ${RESULT_DIR}/channelsim_build_log.txt
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "build of channel simulator failed"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# get a JSON description of all tests to run
+docker run -a STDOUT --workdir /oai-ran/build/ --env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/oai-ran/build/ --rm --name ${CONTAINER} ${IMAGE} ctest ${CTEST_OPT} --show-only=json-v1 &> ${RESULT_DIR}/desc-tests.json
+JSON_RES=$?
+
+# run the actual tests: we don't suppy --rm as we have to copy the files
+# similar to unit tests, we can't mount the file where we write physims-5g-run.xml to
+# as it would write a file as root, but this script is run as a normal user
+docker run -a STDOUT --gpus all --workdir /oai-ran/build/ --env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/oai-ran/build/ --name ${CONTAINER} ${IMAGE} ctest ${CTEST_OPT} --output-junit results-run.xml --test-output-size-passed 100000 --test-output-size-failed 100000 &>> ${RESULT_DIR}/channelsim_log.txt
+RUN_RES=$?
+docker cp ${CONTAINER}:/oai-ran/build/results-run.xml ${RESULT_DIR}/
+docker cp ${CONTAINER}:/oai-ran/build/Testing/Temporary/LastTestsFailed.log ${RESULT_DIR}/
+docker cp ${CONTAINER}:/oai-ran/build/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log ${RESULT_DIR}/
+
+# if both were successful, return 0
+# TODO not sure
+#[[ $JSON_RES -eq 0 && $RUN_RES -eq 0 ]] && exit 0
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/physim_timed_gracehopper.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/physim_timed_gracehopper.xml
index c6772fa216..6813c02775 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/physim_timed_gracehopper.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/physim_timed_gracehopper.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   <testCase>
     <class>Build_Deploy_PhySim</class>
     <desc>Build and Deploy PhySim with timing check</desc>
-    <script>scripts/source-deploy-physims.sh</script>
+    <script>scripts/docker-build-and-deploy-physims.sh</script>
     <node>localhost</node>
     <ctest-opt>-R 5g -R "nr_dlsim|nr_ulsim|ldpctest" -E physim.5g.nr_dlsim.mcs.mimo.test9 -j1</ctest-opt>
   </testCase>
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/test_channel_sim_gracehopper.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/test_channel_sim_gracehopper.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd6419acec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/test_channel_sim_gracehopper.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<!--
+
+ Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
+ contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
+ the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+
+ For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
+      contact@openairinterface.org
+
+-->
+<testCaseList>
+  <htmlTabRef>channelsim-tab</htmlTabRef>
+  <htmlTabName>ChannelSim</htmlTabName>
+  <htmlTabIcon>wrench</htmlTabIcon>
+
+  <testCase>
+    <class>Create_Workspace</class>
+    <desc>Create new Workspace</desc>
+    <node>localhost</node>
+  </testCase>
+
+  <testCase>
+    <class>Build_Deploy_PhySim</class>
+    <desc>Build and Deploy Test Channel Simulation</desc>
+    <script>scripts/docker-build-and-deploy-chansim.sh</script>
+    <node>localhost</node>
+    <ctest-opt>-R cuda.5g.channelsim</ctest-opt>
+  </testCase>
+
+</testCaseList>
+