diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 6313800..1f0e7a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: configure
       run: ./configure
-    - name: make
-      run: make
     - name: make a test file
       run: echo "test file" >> test.txt
+    - name: make (MIME support)
+      run: make
     - name: test the executable
       run: ./fileinfo test.txt
+    - name: clean up
+      run: make clean
+    - name: make (no MIME support)
+      run: make nomime
+    - name: test the non-mime executable
+      run: ./fileinfo test.txt
+    - name: clean up
+      run: make clean