diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 9dd7664b9..655a15618 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ steps:
     environment:
       ABRA_DIR: "/root/.abra"
     commands:
+      - make build-abra
+      - ./abra help # show version, initialise $ABRA_DIR
       - make test
     depends_on:
       - make check