diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c51cfcf99..b4d9f2ae0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "2.6.0",
   "description": "Embark is a framework that allows you to easily develop and deploy DApps",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "grunt jshint && mocha test/ --no-timeouts"
+    "test": "grunt jshint && mocha test/ --no-timeouts && cd test_app/ && ../bin/embark test"
   },
   "bin": {
     "embark": "./bin/embark"