diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 215a4b4..a914ff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [2.7, 3.5, 3.6]
+        plattform: ["Python"]
+        include:
+          - python-version: 3.6
+            plattform: "Jython"
+            jython: org.python:jython-installer:2.7.2
+            toxenv: "jython-driver-{hsqldb,mock}"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -23,7 +29,18 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Consider Jython
+      run: |
+        ci/before_install_jython.sh
+      if: matrix.jython
+      env:
+        JYTHON: ${{ matrix.jython }}
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: pip install coveralls tox tox-gh-actions
-    - name: Test with tox
+      # for some reason installing from https://github.com/baztian/tox-gh-actions/archive/allow-env-override.tar.gz doesn't work
+      run: pip install coveralls tox git+https://github.com/baztian/tox-gh-actions.git@allow-env-override
+    - name: Test with tox for Jython only
+      if: matrix.jython
+      run: tox -e "${{ matrix.toxenv }}"
+    - name: Test with tox for non Jython only
+      if: ${{ ! matrix.jython }}
       run: tox
diff --git a/ci/before_install.sh b/ci/before_install.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1a99394..0000000
--- a/ci/before_install.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-[ -n "$JYTHON" ] && "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/ci/before_install_jython.sh" || true
diff --git a/ci/before_install_jython.sh b/ci/before_install_jython.sh
index 5aa7f17..ae5a59f 100755
--- a/ci/before_install_jython.sh
+++ b/ci/before_install_jython.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ set -e
 
 INST_DIR=$HOME/jython/jython-${JYTHON##*:}
 if [ ! -d "$INST_DIR" ]; then
-    JYTHON_JAR=$(${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/ci/mvnget.sh "$JYTHON")
+    JYTHON_JAR=$(${PWD}/ci/mvnget.sh "$JYTHON")
     java -jar ${JYTHON_JAR} -s -d "$INST_DIR"
 fi
 pip install --upgrade virtualenv==15.1.0 tox==3.9.0 coverage==4.5.4
-mkdir -p $HOME/bin
-ln -s "$INST_DIR"/bin/jython $HOME/bin/
+sudo ln -s "$INST_DIR"/bin/jython /usr/local/bin/
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dd68490..48b5216 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ python =
   2.7: py27-driver-{hsqldb,mock,sqliteXerial,sqlitePy}-newjpype, py27-driver-{hsqldb,mock}-oldjpype
   3.5: py35-driver-{hsqldb,mock,sqliteXerial}-newjpype
   3.6: py36-driver-{hsqldb,mock,sqliteXerial}-newjpype, py36-driver-{hsqldb,mock}-oldjpype
+  3.8: py38-driver-{hsqldb,mock,sqliteXerial}-newjpype, py38-driver-{hsqldb,mock}-oldjpype
 
 [testenv]
 # usedevelop required to enable coveralls source code view.