diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d70c674b..302987d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
   rule_linter:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout capa with rules submodule
+    - name: Checkout capa with submodules
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         submodules: true
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install capa
       run: pip install -e .[dev]
     - name: Run tests
-      run: pytest tests/
+      run: pytest -v tests/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 377242ab..505f0065 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ It includes many new rules, including all new techniques introduced in MITRE ATT
 - ci, changelog: update `New Rules` section in CHANGELOG automatically https://github.com/fireeye/capa-rules/pull/374 #549 #604 @Ana06
 - ci, changelog: support multiple author in sync GH https://github.com/fireeye/capa-rules/pull/378 @Ana06
 - ci, lint: check statements for single child statements #563 @mr-tz
-- ci: reject PRs without CHANGELOG update to ensure CHANGELOG is kept up-to-date. #584 @Ana06
+- ci: reject PRs without CHANGELOG update to ensure CHANGELOG is kept up-to-date #584 @Ana06
+- ci: test that scripts run #660 @mr-tz
 
 ### Raw diffs
 
diff --git a/capa/main.py b/capa/main.py
index 639c3884..32ef811d 100644
--- a/capa/main.py
+++ b/capa/main.py
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ class UnsupportedRuntimeError(RuntimeError):
 
 
 def get_extractor(
-    path: str, format: str, backend: str, sigpaths: List[str], should_save_workspace, disable_progress=False
+    path: str, format: str, backend: str, sigpaths: List[str], should_save_workspace=False, disable_progress=False
 ) -> FeatureExtractor:
     """
     raises:
diff --git a/scripts/show-features.py b/scripts/show-features.py
index 78d3b370..3090a471 100644
--- a/scripts/show-features.py
+++ b/scripts/show-features.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Example::
     insn: 0x10001027: mnemonic(shl)
     ...
 """
+import os
 import sys
 import logging
 import os.path
@@ -106,8 +107,11 @@ def main(argv=None):
         with open(args.sample, "rb") as f:
             extractor = capa.features.freeze.load(f.read())
     else:
+        should_save_workspace = os.environ.get("CAPA_SAVE_WORKSPACE") not in ("0", "no", "NO", "n", None)
         try:
-            extractor = capa.main.get_extractor(args.sample, args.format, capa.main.BACKEND_VIV, sigpaths=sig_paths)
+            extractor = capa.main.get_extractor(
+                args.sample, args.format, capa.main.BACKEND_VIV, sig_paths, should_save_workspace
+            )
         except capa.main.UnsupportedFormatError:
             logger.error("-" * 80)
             logger.error(" Input file does not appear to be a PE file.")
diff --git a/tests/test_scripts.py b/tests/test_scripts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13f39201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_scripts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2020 FireEye, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at: [package root]/LICENSE.txt
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
+#  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+import pytest
+from fixtures import CD, get_extractor, get_data_path_by_name
+
+
+def get_script_path(s):
+    return os.path.join(CD, "..", "scripts", s)
+
+
+def get_file_path():
+    return get_extractor(get_data_path_by_name("9324d...")).path
+
+
+def get_rules_path():
+    return os.path.join(CD, "..", "rules")
+
+
+def get_rule_path():
+    return os.path.join(get_rules_path(), "lib", "allocate-memory.yml")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "script,args",
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            "show-features.py",
+            [get_file_path()],
+        ),
+        pytest.param("bulk-process.py", [get_file_path()]),
+        pytest.param("capa2yara.py", [get_rules_path()]),
+        pytest.param("capafmt.py", [get_rule_path()]),
+        # not testing lint.py as it runs regularly anyway
+        pytest.param("match-function-id.py", [get_file_path()]),
+        pytest.param("show-capabilities-by-function.py", [get_file_path()]),
+        pytest.param("show-features.py", [get_file_path()]),
+        pytest.param("show-features.py", ["-F", "0x407970", get_file_path()]),
+    ],
+)
+def test_scripts(script, args):
+    script_path = get_script_path(script)
+    p = run_program(script_path, args)
+    assert p.returncode == 0
+
+
+def run_program(script_path, args):
+    return subprocess.run([sys.executable] + [script_path] + args)