diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index adda8a1..b8cfca6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm run bootstrap
+      - run: |
+          psql \
+          -d $TEST_DATABASE_URL \
+          -c "CREATE TABLE test (name char(25));"
+      - run: |
+          psql \
+          -d $TEST_DATABASE_URL \
+          -c "INSERT INTO test VALUES ('John'), ('Joanna'), ('Jennifer');"
+      - run: |
+          psql \
+          -d $TEST_DATABASE_URL \
+          -c "SELECT * from test"
 
       - save_cache:
           paths: