diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-javascript.sh b/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-javascript.sh
index c161d35a5edd1..511403e19efcd 100755
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-javascript.sh
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/init/test-javascript.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ for template in $templates; do
     setup
 
     cdk init -l javascript $template
+    npm run test
     cdk synth
 done