diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 5c3eed6b..3fed40f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -130,5 +130,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: run test
         run: |
           test_file=$(find validation_files -name "*.hipo" | head -n1)
-          echo "TEST FILE = $test_file"
-          iguana/bin/run $test_file
+          echo "[+] TEST FILE: $test_file"
+          for exe in $(find iguana/bin -executable -type f); do
+            echo "[+] EXECUTE TEST: $exe"
+            $exe $test_file
+          done
diff --git a/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.cc b/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.cc
index dc137497..50b1446b 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace iguana::clas12 {
     // filter the input bank for requested PDG code(s)
     for(int row = 0; row < particleBank->getRows(); row++) {
       auto pid    = particleBank->get("pid", row);
-      auto accept = m_opt.pids.find(pid) != m_opt.pids.end();
+      auto accept = Filter(pid);
       if(!accept)
         BlankRow(particleBank, row);
       m_log->Debug("input PID {} -- accept = {}", pid, accept);
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ namespace iguana::clas12 {
   }
 
 
+  bool EventBuilderFilter::Filter(int pid) {
+    return m_opt.pids.find(pid) != m_opt.pids.end();
+  }
+
+
   void EventBuilderFilter::Stop() {
     m_log->Debug("STOP {}", m_name);
   }
diff --git a/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.h b/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.h
index 0e36b4b8..5a5f2046 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.h
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ namespace iguana::clas12 {
       EventBuilderFilter();
       ~EventBuilderFilter() {}
 
+      void Start() override { Algorithm::Start(); }
       void Start(bank_index_cache_t &index_cache) override;
       void Run(bank_vec_t banks) override;
       void Stop() override;
 
+      bool Filter(int pid);
+
     private:
       EventBuilderFilterOptions m_opt;
       int b_particle, b_calo;
diff --git a/src/services/Algorithm.h b/src/services/Algorithm.h
index e644e69f..59ec8258 100644
--- a/src/services/Algorithm.h
+++ b/src/services/Algorithm.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace iguana {
 
       /// Initialize an algorithm before any events are processed.
       /// The `Run` method will assume a default ordering of banks. 
-      /// Derived classes likely do not need to override this method.
       virtual void Start();
 
       /// Initialize an algorithm before any events are processed
diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
index 05c6754a..c7700773 100644
--- a/src/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/meson.build
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-test_bin = executable(
-  'run',
-  'main.cc',
-  include_directories: project_inc,
-  dependencies:        [ fmt_dep, hipo_dep ],
-  link_with:           iguana_lib,
-  install:             true,
-  install_dir:         project_bin_install_dir,
-  install_rpath:       project_bin_rpath,
-)
+foreach test_exe : [ 'run_banks', 'run_rows' ]
+  executable(
+    test_exe,
+    test_exe + '.cc',
+    include_directories: project_inc,
+    dependencies:        [ fmt_dep, hipo_dep ],
+    link_with:           [ iguana_lib, algo_lib ],
+    install:             true,
+    install_dir:         project_bin_install_dir,
+    install_rpath:       project_bin_rpath,
+  )
+endforeach
diff --git a/src/tests/main.cc b/src/tests/run_banks.cc
similarity index 93%
rename from src/tests/main.cc
rename to src/tests/run_banks.cc
index 19a81666..5673c02d 100644
--- a/src/tests/main.cc
+++ b/src/tests/run_banks.cc
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   int iEvent = 0;
   while(reader.next(event) && (iEvent++ < numEvents || numEvents == 0)) {
     event.getStructure(*particleBank);
-    printParticles("PIDS BEFORE FILTER ", particleBank);
+    printParticles("PIDS BEFORE algo->Run() ", particleBank);
     algo->Run({particleBank, caloBank});
-    printParticles("PIDS AFTER FILTER  ", particleBank);
+    printParticles("PIDS AFTER algo->Run()  ", particleBank);
   }
 
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/tests/run_rows.cc b/src/tests/run_rows.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..555625f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/run_rows.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "algorithms/clas12/event_builder_filter/EventBuilderFilter.h"
+#include <hipo4/reader.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+
+  // parse arguments
+  int argi = 1;
+  std::string inFileName = argc > argi ? std::string(argv[argi++]) : "data.hipo";
+  int         numEvents  = argc > argi ? std::stoi(argv[argi++])   : 3;
+
+  // start the algorithm
+  auto algo = std::make_shared<iguana::clas12::EventBuilderFilter>();
+  algo->Start();
+
+  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+  // read input file
+  hipo::reader reader;
+  reader.open(inFileName.c_str());
+
+  // get bank schema
+  /* TODO: users should not have to do this; this is a workaround until
+   * the pattern `hipo::event::getBank("REC::Particle")` is possible
+   */
+  hipo::dictionary factory;
+  reader.readDictionary(factory);
+  auto particleBank = std::make_shared<hipo::bank>(factory.getSchema("REC::Particle"));
+
+  // event loop
+  hipo::event event;
+  int iEvent = 0;
+  while(reader.next(event) && (iEvent++ < numEvents || numEvents == 0)) {
+    event.getStructure(*particleBank);
+    fmt::print("PIDS FILTERED BY algo->Filter():\n");
+    for(int row=0; row<particleBank->getRows(); row++) {
+      auto pid = particleBank->get("pid", row);
+      fmt::print("{:>10}:{}\n", pid, algo->Filter(pid) ? " -- ACCEPT" : "");
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+  algo->Stop();
+  return 0;
+}