diff --git a/test/tests/01-package/run.sh b/test/tests/01-package/run.sh
index 65e72107..55f2377b 100644
--- a/test/tests/01-package/run.sh
+++ b/test/tests/01-package/run.sh
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ fi
 # kong binaries
 
 if [ "$SSL_PROVIDER" = "openssl" ]; then
+  docker run ${USE_TTY} --user=root --rm ${KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} /usr/local/openresty/bin/resty -e 'require("ssl")'
   docker run ${USE_TTY} --user=root --rm ${KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} /bin/sh -c "/usr/local/kong/bin/openssl version | grep -q ${RESTY_OPENSSL_VERSION}"
 fi