diff --git a/ci/recipe/meta.yaml b/ci/recipe/meta.yaml
index ea8d7f3..139273d 100644
--- a/ci/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/ci/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ test:
     - rescript
     - qiime2.plugins.rescript
 
+  commands:
+    - py.test --pyargs rescript
+
 about:
   home: https://github.com/bokulich-lab/RESCRIPt
   license: BSD-3-Clause