diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 80fa0c3d..451d705b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Tests
         id: build
-        run: ci/build.sh
+        run: ci/build-tests.sh
 
       - name: Save Build Cache
         # Only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Tests
         id: build
-        run: ci/build.sh
+        run: ci/build-tests.sh
 
       - name: Save Build Cache
         # Only save build cache from develop to avoid polluting it by other branches / PRs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Tests
         id: build
-        run: ci/build.sh
+        run: ci/build-tests.sh
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Save Build Cache
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a213637..1a581859 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -656,6 +656,12 @@ add_subdirectory(nano/nano_node)
 add_subdirectory(nano/rpc)
 add_subdirectory(nano/nano_rpc)
 
+add_custom_target(
+    executables
+    COMMAND echo "BATCH BUILDING node + rpc"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+    DEPENDS nano_node nano_rpc)
+
 if(NANO_FUZZER_TEST)
   if(NOT WIN32)
     add_subdirectory(nano/fuzzer_test)
@@ -694,15 +700,10 @@ if(NANO_TEST OR RAIBLOCKS_TEST)
   add_subdirectory(nano/rpc_test)
   add_subdirectory(nano/slow_test)
   add_custom_target(
-    build_tests
+    all_tests
     COMMAND echo "BATCH BUILDING TESTS"
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-    DEPENDS core_test load_test rpc_test nano_node nano_rpc)
-  add_custom_target(
-    run_tests
-    COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ci/test.sh ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    DEPENDS build_tests)
+    DEPENDS core_test load_test rpc_test slow_test nano_node nano_rpc)
 endif()
 
 if(NANO_TEST OR RAIBLOCKS_TEST)
@@ -807,7 +808,7 @@ if(NANO_GUI OR RAIBLOCKS_GUI)
     set_target_properties(
       qt_test PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
                          "-DQT_NO_KEYWORDS -DBOOST_ASIO_HAS_STD_ARRAY=1")
-    add_dependencies(build_tests qt_test)
+    add_dependencies(all_tests qt_test)
   endif()
 
   if(APPLE)
diff --git a/ci/build-node.sh b/ci/build-node.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6cebd1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/build-node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/build.sh executables
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/build-tests.sh b/ci/build-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c916ba44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/build-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euox pipefail
+
+BUILD_TYPE="Debug"
+if [[ "${RELEASE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
+    BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
+fi
+
+BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE \
+NANO_TEST=ON \
+NANO_NETWORK=dev \
+NANO_GUI=ON \
+$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/build.sh all_tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/build.sh b/ci/build.sh
index 676c8f76..fabfe428 100755
--- a/ci/build.sh
+++ b/ci/build.sh
@@ -1,52 +1,62 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euox pipefail
 
-NODE_SRC=${1:-${PWD}}
+BUILD_TARGET=""
+if [[ ${1:-} ]]; then
+    BUILD_TARGET="--target $1"
+fi
 
+NODE_SRC=${NODE_SRC:-${PWD}}
 OS=$(uname)
-BUILD_TYPE=${NANO_BUILD_TYPE:-Debug}
-BUILD_TARGET=build_tests
-
-if [[ "${RELEASE:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
-    BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
-fi
-
-if [[ ${NANO_ASAN_INT:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
-    SANITIZERS="-DNANO_ASAN_INT=ON"
-fi
-if [[ ${NANO_ASAN:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
-    SANITIZERS="-DNANO_ASAN=ON"
-fi
-if [[ ${NANO_TSAN:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
-    SANITIZERS="-DNANO_TSAN=ON"
-fi
-if [[ ${NANO_COVERAGE:-0} -eq 1 ]]; then
-    SANITIZERS="-DCOVERAGE=ON"
-fi
 
+CMAKE_BACKTRACE=""
 if [[ "$OS" == 'Linux' ]]; then
-    BACKTRACE="-DNANO_STACKTRACE_BACKTRACE=ON"
+    CMAKE_BACKTRACE="-DNANO_STACKTRACE_BACKTRACE=ON"
 
     if [[ "$COMPILER" == 'clang' ]]; then
-        BACKTRACE="${BACKTRACE} -DNANO_BACKTRACE_INCLUDE=</tmp/backtrace.h>"
+        CMAKE_BACKTRACE="${CMAKE_BACKTRACE} -DNANO_BACKTRACE_INCLUDE=</tmp/backtrace.h>"
     fi
-else
-    BACKTRACE=""
 fi
 
-mkdir -p build
-pushd build
+CMAKE_QT_DIR=""
+if [[ ${NANO_QT_DIR:-} ]]; then
+    CMAKE_QT_DIR="-DQt5_DIR=${NANO_QT_DIR}"
+fi
+
+CMAKE_SANITIZER=""
+if [[ ${NANO_SANITIZER:-} ]]; then
+    case "${NANO_SANITIZER}" in
+        ASAN)     
+            CMAKE_SANITIZER="-DNANO_ASAN=ON"
+            ;;
+        ASAN_INT)    
+            CMAKE_SANITIZER="-DNANO_ASAN_INT=ON"
+            ;;
+        TSAN)
+            CMAKE_SANITIZER="-DNANO_TSAN=ON"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown sanitizer: '${NANO_SANITIZER}'"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+fi
+
+BUILD_DIR="build"
+
+mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
+pushd $BUILD_DIR
 
 cmake \
--DACTIVE_NETWORK=nano_dev_network \
--DNANO_TEST=ON \
--DNANO_GUI=ON \
+-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE:-"Debug"} \
 -DPORTABLE=ON \
--DNANO_WARN_TO_ERR=ON \
--DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} \
--DQt5_DIR=${NANO_QT_DIR:-} \
-${BACKTRACE:-} \
-${SANITIZERS:-} \
+-DACTIVE_NETWORK=nano_${NANO_NETWORK:-"live"}_network \
+-DNANO_TEST=${NANO_TEST:-OFF} \
+-DNANO_GUI=${NANO_GUI:-OFF} \
+-DCOVERAGE=${NANO_COVERAGE:-OFF} \
+${CMAKE_SANITIZER:-} \
+${CMAKE_QT_DIR:-} \
+${CMAKE_BACKTRACE:-} \
 ${NODE_SRC}
 
 number_of_processors() {
@@ -78,6 +88,6 @@ parallel_build_flag() {
     esac
 }
 
-cmake --build ${PWD} --target ${BUILD_TARGET} $(parallel_build_flag)
+cmake --build ${PWD} ${BUILD_TARGET} $(parallel_build_flag)
 
-popd
\ No newline at end of file
+popd