diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 074758060424..90fa0c366f3a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,16 @@ build_script:
   - cd c:\projects\dmd\src
   - devenv /Build "Release|Win32" /Project dmd vcbuild\dmd.sln
 
-  # sanity check: build druntime unittests
+  # check: build druntime unittests and dmd test suite
   - cd c:\projects\druntime
   - set PATH=c:\projects\dmd2\windows\bin;%PATH%
-  - make -f win64.mak MODEL=32mscoff DMD=..\dmd\generated\Windows\Release\Win32\dmd.exe VCDIR="%VCINSTALLDIR%." SDKDIR=unused unittest32mscoff
+  - make -f win64.mak MODEL=32mscoff DMD=..\dmd\generated\Windows\Release\Win32\dmd.exe VCDIR="%VCINSTALLDIR%." "CC=\"%VCINSTALLDIR%/bin/cl.exe\"" SDKDIR=unused clean
+  - make -f win64.mak MODEL=32mscoff DMD=..\dmd\generated\Windows\Release\Win32\dmd.exe VCDIR="%VCINSTALLDIR%." "CC=\"%VCINSTALLDIR%/bin/cl.exe\"" SDKDIR=unused target unittest32mscoff
+  - cd c:\projects\phobos
+  - make -f win64.mak MODEL=32mscoff DMD=..\dmd\generated\Windows\Release\Win32\dmd.exe VCDIR="%VCINSTALLDIR%." "CC=\"%VCINSTALLDIR%/bin/cl.exe\"" SDKDIR=unused clean
+  - make -f win64.mak MODEL=32mscoff DMD=..\dmd\generated\Windows\Release\Win32\dmd.exe VCDIR="%VCINSTALLDIR%." "CC=\"%VCINSTALLDIR%/bin/cl.exe\"" SDKDIR=unused
+  - cd c:\projects\dmd\test
+  - set CC=c:/"Program Files (x86)"/"Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0"/VC/bin/cl.exe
+  - ..\..\gnumake\make -j3 all MODEL=32mscoff ARGS="-O -inline -g" "OS=win32" DMD=..\generated\Windows\Release\Win32\dmd.exe LIB="../../phobos;%LIB%" RESULTS_DIR=test_m32mscoff
 
 test_script: true