diff --git a/.github/actions/publish-pypi-package/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish-pypi-package/action.yml
index 43ce82af..9936365e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish-pypi-package/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish-pypi-package/action.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,26 @@ runs:
     shell: bash -l {0}
     run: |
       conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-      conda create -n build-env-pypi python=3.10.*
-      conda activate build-env-pypi
-      mamba install -c conda-forge python-build twine 
+      conda create -n build-env-pypi -c conda-forge python=3.10.* python-build twine
 
   - name: Build package
     shell: bash -l {0}
     run: |
       conda activate build-env-pypi
       python -m build
+      conda deactivate
+
+  - name: Test basic functunality of mvesuvio
+    shell: bash -l {0}
+    run: |
+      mamba create -n mvesuvio-test
+      conda activate mvesuvio-test 
+      pip install dist/*.whl
+      mvesuvio config
+      conda deactivate 
+
+  - name: Upload to PyPI
+    shell: bash -l {0}
+    run: |
+      conda activate build-env-pypi
       twine upload -u __token__ -p ${{ inputs.token }} dist/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_conda_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_conda_nightly.yml
index 60bc15d0..24990274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_conda_nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_conda_nightly.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check for changes since last build
         run: |
           echo "recentCommits=$(test -z $(git log --since="yesterday" -1 --format=%h) && echo false || echo true)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Setup Miniconda
         if: ${{ env.recentCommits == 'true'}}
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.2.0
diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index b0492cbe..680e6164 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ requirements:
 test:
   imports:
     - mvesuvio
+  requires:
+    - pytest
+    - mock 
+  source_files:
+    - tests/unit/
+    - tools/
+  commands:
+    - pytest
+    - mvesuvio config    
 
 about:
   home: https://github.com/mantidproject/vesuvio