diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index a56c6d2..e5b7470 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Install pipenv'
 - script: python -m pipenv install --dev
   displayName: 'Install dependencies'
+- script: pipenv run spacy download en_core_web_sm
+  displayName: 'Install spaCY en_core_web_sm'
 - script: pipenv run pre-commit run --all-files
   displayName: 'Format checker'
 - script: pipenv run pytest tests --doctest-modules --junitxml=junit/test-results.xml --cov=app --cov-report=xml --cov-report=html