diff --git a/.github/test_build_blinky.sh b/.github/test_build_blinky.sh
index f0fea3a466..85cf8d7187 100644
--- a/.github/test_build_blinky.sh
+++ b/.github/test_build_blinky.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,20 @@ for bsp in ${BSPS}; do
     fi
 
 
-    echo "Testing bsp=$bsp"
+    echo "Testing bootloader bsp=$bsp"
+
+    target_boot="test-boot-$bsp"
+    newt target delete -s -f $target_boot &> /dev/null
+    newt target create -s $target_boot
+    newt target set -s $target_boot bsp="@apache-mynewt-core/hw/bsp/$bsp"
+    newt target set -s $target_boot app="@mcuboot/boot/mynewt"
+    newt target set -s $target_boot build_profile=optimized
+    newt build -q $target_boot
+
+    rc=$?
+    [[ $rc -ne 0 ]] && EXIT_CODE=$rc
+
+    echo "Testing blinky     bsp=$bsp"
 
     target="test-blinky-$bsp"
     newt target delete -s -f $target &> /dev/null
@@ -62,6 +75,7 @@ for bsp in ${BSPS}; do
     rc=$?
     [[ $rc -ne 0 ]] && EXIT_CODE=$rc
 
+    newt target delete -s -f $target_boot
     newt target delete -s -f $target
 done