diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90afcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Ant
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-ant
+
+name: Java CI
+
+on: [push, pull_request,workflow_dispatch]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      luceeVersion: 5.3.10.97
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '11'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+    - name: Shutdown Ubuntu MySQL (SUDO)
+      run: sudo service mysql stop 
+    - name: Setup MariaDB
+      uses: getong/mariadb-action@v1.1
+      with:
+         mysql user: lucee
+         mysql password: pass
+         mysql database: tests
+      env:
+         INPUT_MYSQL_USER: lucee
+         INPUT_MYSQL_PASSWORD: pass
+         INPUT_MYSQL_DATABASE: tests
+    - name: Cache Maven packages
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: ~/.m2
+        key: lucee-script-runner-maven-cache
+    - name: Cache Lucee files
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: _actions/lucee/script-runner/main/lucee-download-cache
+        key: lucee-downloads-${{ env.luceeVersion }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          lucee-downloads
+    - name: Build with script runner
+      uses: lucee/script-runner@main
+      with:
+        webroot: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        execute: /index.cfm
+        luceeVersion: ${{ env.luceeVersion }}
+    - name: Upload Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: mariadb-lex
+        path: ./*.lex
+    - name: Checkout Lucee
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        repository: lucee/lucee
+        path: lucee
+    - name: Run Lucee Test Suite (testLabels="mariaDb")
+      uses: lucee/script-runner@main
+      with:
+        webroot: ${{ github.workspace }}/lucee/test
+        execute: /bootstrap-tests.cfm
+        luceeVersion: ${{ env.luceeVersion }}
+        extensionDir: ${{ github.workspace }}/
+      env:
+        testLabels: mariaDb
+        testAdditional: ${{ github.workspace }}/test
+        testSuiteExtend: org.lucee.cfml.test.LuceeTestCase,testbox.system.BaseSpec
diff --git a/build/index.cfm b/build/index.cfm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fff3946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/index.cfm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<cfscript>
+    systemOutput("Building MariaDB extension", true);
+    task =  new Task();
+    //new task().run( getDirectoryFromPath( getDirectoryFromPath( getDirectoryFromPath( getCurrentTemplatePath() ) ) ) ); 
+    task.run( expandPath("../" ) ); 
+
+    systemOutput("Finished building extension", true);
+</cfscript>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/task.cfc b/build/task.cfc
index a849444..33d3d85 100644
--- a/build/task.cfc
+++ b/build/task.cfc
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ component{
 
 	property name="rootPath";
 
-	void function run(){
-		variables.rootPath = fileSystemUtil.resolvePath( "../" );
+	void function run(rootPath=""){
+		if ( isEmpty( arguments.rootPath ) )
+			variables.rootPath = fileSystemUtil.resolvePath( "../" );
+		else {
+			variables.rootPath = arguments.rootPath;
+		}
+		systemOutput("Build root path: [#variables.rootPath#]", true);
 		generateLexFile();
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/suite.cfc b/test/tests/mariaDb.cfc
similarity index 77%
rename from test/suite.cfc
rename to test/tests/mariaDb.cfc
index 99c220f..f40a8b0 100644
--- a/test/suite.cfc
+++ b/test/tests/mariaDb.cfc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-component extends="testbox.system.BaseSpec"{
+component extends="org.lucee.cfml.test.LuceeTestCase" labels="mariaDb" {
 
 	private string function getClassName( required object object ){
 		return GetMetaData( arguments.object ).getCanonicalName()
@@ -11,7 +11,26 @@ component extends="testbox.system.BaseSpec"{
 	}
 
 	function beforeAll(){
-		include "sql/setup.cfm"
+		variables.database = {
+			host: server.system.environment.MARIADB_HOST?:"localhost"
+			,port: server.system.environment.MARIADB_PORT?:3306
+			,username: server.system.environment.MARIADB_LUCEE_USER?:"lucee"
+			,password: server.system.environment.MARIADB_LUCEE_PASSWORD?:"pass"
+		}
+
+		systemOutput(database, true);
+		
+		application action="update" datasource={
+			class: "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver"
+			,connectionString: "jdbc:mariadb://#database.host#:#database.port#/tests?allowMultiQueries=true"
+			,username: database.username
+			,password: database.password
+		};
+
+		dbinfo type="Version" name="verify";
+		systemOutput(verify, true);
+
+		include "../sql/setup.cfm"
 		insertBlankRow()
 		variables.testValues = {
 			bit: 0
@@ -28,6 +47,7 @@ component extends="testbox.system.BaseSpec"{
 
 	function afterAll(){
 		QueryExecute( "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `datatypes`" )
+		QueryExecute( "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `testnotes`" )
 	}
 
 	function run( testResults, testBox ){
@@ -103,6 +123,28 @@ component extends="testbox.system.BaseSpec"{
 				expect( getClassName( result.varcharField ) ).toBe( "java.lang.String" )
 			})
 
+			it( "can add and retrieve a clob value correctly", ()=> {
+				QueryExecute(" CREATE TABLE `testnotes` (
+					`id` INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+					`notes` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL COLLATE utf16_bin,
+					PRIMARY KEY (`id`) USING BTREE
+				 ) COLLATE=latin1_swedish_ci ENGINE=InnoDB
+				");
+
+				local.notes = ExtensionList().toJson();
+
+				QueryExecute(
+					sql="INSERT INTO `testnotes` ( notes ) VALUES ( :notes )",
+					params={
+						notes: { value: notes, type: "clob" }
+					}
+				);
+
+				local.qry = QueryExecute("SELECT notes from `testnotes`");
+
+				expect( qry.notes ).toBe( notes );
+			})
+
 		})
 
 	}