diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 3f4c487612..c0e423bb8d 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ let
       meta.schedulingPriority = prio;
       configureFlags = "--sysconfdir=/etc";
       debRequires = [ "curl" "libdbd-sqlite3-perl" "libsqlite3-0" "libbz2-1.0" ];
+      installCheckPhase = ''
+        make installcheck
+      '';
+      postPhases = [ "installCheckPhase" ];
     };