diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c26194f9..0186f822 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ build_script:
   - file jq.exe
   
 test_script:
-  - echo not run?
+  - bash -lc "exec 0</dev/null && cd $APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER && make check"
       
 artifacts:
   - path: jq-package.zip