diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 # Include src so we have access to config-kcrash.h
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../src)
 
-#ecm_add_tests(
-#  coreconfigtest.cpp
-#  kcrashtest.cpp
-#  LINK_LIBRARIES Qt5::Core Qt5::Test
-#)
+ecm_add_tests(
+ coreconfigtest.cpp
+ kcrashtest.cpp
+ LINK_LIBRARIES Qt5::Core Qt5::Test
+)
 
-#add_executable(test_crasher test_crasher.cpp)
-#target_link_libraries(test_crasher Qt5::Widgets KF5::Crash)
-#ecm_mark_as_test(test_crasher)
-##ecm_mark_nongui_executable(test_crasher)
+add_executable(test_crasher test_crasher.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(test_crasher Qt5::Widgets KF5::Crash)
+ecm_mark_as_test(test_crasher)
+#ecm_mark_nongui_executable(test_crasher)
diff --git a/autotests/kcrashtest.cpp b/autotests/kcrashtest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kcrashtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kcrashtest.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,18 @@
 
     QProcess proc;
     QString processName;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+
+#if 0
+// disable this test on windows as it causes severe issues on the CI system
+//#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     QVERIFY(QFile::exists("./test_crasher.exe"));
     processName = "test_crasher.exe";
-#else
+#endif
+//#else
     QVERIFY(QFile::exists("./test_crasher"));
     processName = QStringLiteral("./test_crasher");
-#endif
+//#endif
+
     //qDebug() << proc.args();
     QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
     env.insert(QStringLiteral("ASAN_OPTIONS"), QStringLiteral("handle_segv=0,poison_heap=0")); // Disable ASAN