diff --git a/tests/test_http.sh b/tests/test_http.sh
index 48dea917cc..6492ee487b 100755
--- a/tests/test_http.sh
+++ b/tests/test_http.sh
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ _EOF_
         rlAssertGreaterOrEqual ">= 50 r/s" "$COMPLETED_REQUESTS" 500
     rlPhaseEnd
 
+    rlPhaseStartTest "Sanity execute Locust files"
+        # this is designed to check that these files don't crash,
+        # not for collecting realistic performance results
+        rlRun -t -c "locust --headless --users 1 --spawn-rate 1 --run-time 5s -H https://localhost/ --locustfile tests/performance/api_write_test.py"
+    rlPhaseEnd
+
     rlPhaseStartCleanup
         rlRun -t -c "docker compose logs --no-color > test_http_docker.log"
         rlRun -t -c "docker compose down"