diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index 0389320..c547062 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     - smoke:
         dir: python/smoke
         run: VERSION=3.10 ./venv.sh
+    - smoke_virtualenv:
+        dir: python/smoke
+        run: VERSION=3.10 METHOD=virtualenv ./venv.sh
     - selftest:
         dir: python/selftest
         run: VERSION=3.10 X="" ./parallel.sh