diff --git a/gitlab-ci-git-buildpackage b/gitlab-ci-git-buildpackage
index 813bb4e..f4c52bc 100755
--- a/gitlab-ci-git-buildpackage
+++ b/gitlab-ci-git-buildpackage
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ if [[ ! -f $lockfile ]] ; then
     su --shell /bin/sh nobody --command "lintian --color always -EviIL +pedantic ../*.changes" || true
     echo "performing ftp-master-rejects lintian checks"
     su --shell /bin/sh nobody --command "lintian --color always -viF ../*.changes"
+
+    if [ -e debian/tests/control ]; then
+        autopkgtest ../*.changes -- null
+    fi
 fi
 
 [[ $CI ]] && touch $lockfile