diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 2f95402..569625c 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -45,10 +45,13 @@ requirements:
 test:
   requires:
     - python {{ python_min }}
+    - pip
   imports:
     - sasmodels
     - sasmodels.custom
     - sasmodels.models
+  commands:
+    - pip check
 
 about:
   home: http://www.sasview.org