diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_transport.yml b/.github/workflows/check_transport.yml
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+name: Check Matrix
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest, windows-latest]
+        transport: [native, nio]
+        exclude:
+          # excludes native on Windows (there's none)
+          - os: windows-latest
+            transport: native
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.8
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+# IF WE NEED TO TEST DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF NETTY, WE CAN ADD forceNettyVersion TO THE MATRIX
+#      run: ./gradlew check -PforceTransport=${{ matrix.transport }} -PforceNettyVersion=${{ matrix.netty }}
+      run: ./gradlew clean check -PforceTransport=${{ matrix.transport }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
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-name: Java CI
-
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-      fail-fast: false
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 1.8
-    - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew clean build
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