diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index f7136deb..cfadb8f6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -70,22 +70,23 @@ init:
 
 install:
   - "powershell appveyor\\install.ps1"
+  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% python -m pip install pygame pytest numpy"
   - "%CMD_IN_ENV% python setup.py install"
   - cd accelerate
   - "%CMD_IN_ENV% python setup.py install"
   - cd ..
 
-build: off
-
-test_script:
-  - "ECHO pytest tests not being run"
-
-after_test:
+build_script:
   - cd accelerate
   - "ECHO %WITH_COMPILER% %PYTHON%/python.exe setup.py bdist_wheel"
   - "%WITH_COMPILER% %PYTHON%/python.exe setup.py bdist_wheel"
   - cd ..
 
+test_script:
+  - "%CMD_IN_ENV% pytest -sv tests/test_core.py"
+
+after_test: off
+
 artifacts:
   - path: accelerate\dist\*
     name: dist-accel