diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 98b3afb7..98f6da04 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ pipeline {
                       docker.withRegistry('https://registry.hub.docker.com/',   "dockerhub-tier") {
                         baseImg = docker.build("$maintainer/$imagename", "--build-arg GROUPER_CONTAINER_VERSION=$tag --no-cache .")
                       }
+                      // test the environment 
+                      sh 'cd test-compose && ./compose.sh'
+                      // bring down after testing
+                      sh 'cd test-compose && docker-compose down'
                   } catch(error) {
                      def error_details = readFile('./debug');
                       def message = "BUILD ERROR: There was a problem building ${maintainer}/${imagename}:${tag}. \n\n ${error_details}"