diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-zip.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-zip.yml
index 42a99a191..3feb7c960 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-zip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-zip.yml
@@ -75,3 +75,14 @@ jobs:
             curl --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 20 --retry 5 --retry-delay 10 --retry-max-time 60 --retry-connrefused http://127.0.0.1:9001/p/test
             cd src\tests\frontend
             cypress run --spec cypress\integration\test.js --config-file cypress\cypress.json
+
+    - name: Create and mount network share
+      run: |
+            net share etherpad=etherpad /grant:everyone,FULL
+            net mount y: \\localhost\etherpad
+            dir y:\
+            y:
+            node node_modules\ep_etherpad-lite\node\server.js &
+            curl --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 20 --retry 5 --retry-delay 10 --retry-max-time 60 --retry-connrefused http://127.0.0.1:9001/p/test
+            cd src\tests\frontend
+            cypress run --spec cypress\integration\test.js --config-file cypress\cypress.json