diff --git a/.github/workflows/template.yml b/.github/workflows/template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5377a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+
+name: Test Template
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout nglview repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Cache conda
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      env:
+        CACHE_NUMBER: 2  # Increase this value to reset cache if .github/nglview-gha.yml has not changed
+      with:
+        path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/nglview-gha.yml') }}
+
+    - name: Set up conda environment
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+      with:
+        auto-update-conda: true
+        auto-activate-base: false
+        activate-environment: nglview-gha
+        environment-file: .github/nglview-gha.yml
+        mamba-version: "*"
+        channels: conda-forge
+        channel-priority: true
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        use-only-tar-bz2: false  # https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda/issues/264
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
+
+    - name: Cache Node.js modules
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: js/node_modules
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          ${{ runner.os }}-node-modules-
+
+    - name: Install Yarn
+      run: corepack enable
+
+    - name: Build labextension
+      run: |
+        cd js
+        npm install
+        cd ..
+
+    - name: Check installation with pip
+      run: |
+        python setup.py sdist
+        pip install dist/*gz
+        python -c "import nglview as nv; print(nv.__version__)"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9058a31a..e99cc8ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,83 +6,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
-
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/template.yml
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout nglview repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Cache conda
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      env:
-        CACHE_NUMBER: 2  # Increase this value to reset cache if .github/nglview-gha.yml has not changed
-      with:
-        path: ~/conda_pkgs_dir
-        key:
-          ${{ matrix.os }}-conda-${{ env.CACHE_NUMBER }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/nglview-gha.yml') }}
-
-    - name: Set up conda environment
-      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-      with:
-        auto-update-conda: true
-        auto-activate-base: false
-        activate-environment: nglview-gha
-        environment-file: .github/nglview-gha.yml
-        mamba-version: "*"
-        channels: conda-forge
-        channel-priority: true
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        use-only-tar-bz2: false  # https://github.com/conda-incubator/setup-miniconda/issues/264
-
-    - name: Set up Node.js
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: 'lts/*'
-
-    - name: Cache Node.js modules
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: js/node_modules
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          ${{ runner.os }}-node-modules-
-
-    - name: Install Yarn
-      run: corepack enable
-
-    - name: Build labextension
+    - name: Run tests
       run: |
-        cd js
-        npm install
-        cd ..
-
-    # - name: Run tests
-    #   run: |
-    #     python -m pytest -vs tests --cov=nglview --cov-report=html --disable-pytest-warnings
-
-    - name: Check installation with pip
-      run: |
-        python setup.py sdist
-        pip install dist/*gz
-        python -c "import nglview as nv; print(nv.__version__)"
-
-    - name: Generate JS test files
-      run: |
-        python3 devtools/make_test_js.py --api
-
-    - name: Start Jupyter Lab
-      run: |
-        nohup jupyter lab --no-browser --port=8888 &
-        sleep 10
-
-    - name: Run Nightwatch tests
-      run: npx nightwatch
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+        python -m pytest -vs tests --cov=nglview --cov-report=html --disable-pytest-warnings
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_nightwatch.yml b/.github/workflows/test_nightwatch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74ac0cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_nightwatch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/template.yml
+    steps:
+    - name: Generate JS test files
+      run: |
+        python3 devtools/make_test_js.py --api
+
+    - name: Start Jupyter Lab
+      run: |
+        nohup jupyter lab --no-browser --port=8888 &
+        sleep 10
+
+    - name: Run Nightwatch tests
+      run: npx nightwatch
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