diff --git a/tests/loaders_test.py b/tests/loaders_test.py
index 71ec00f4..2b9e0775 100644
--- a/tests/loaders_test.py
+++ b/tests/loaders_test.py
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
 import elastalert.ruletypes
 from elastalert.alerters.email import EmailAlerter
 from elastalert.config import load_conf
-from elastalert.loaders import FileRulesLoader
-from elastalert.loaders import RulesLoader
+from elastalert.loaders import (
+    FileRulesLoader,
+    RulesLoader,
+    load_rule_schema,
+)
+
 from elastalert.util import EAException
 
 
@@ -622,3 +626,8 @@ def test_load_yaml_imports_modified():
             'rule_file': rule_path,
         }
         assert len(rules_loader.import_rules) == 0
+
+
+def test_load_rule_schema():
+    validator = load_rule_schema()
+    validator.check_schema(validator.schema)