diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index f102cd7..8001a5f 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@
     - smoke:
         dir: python/smoke
         run: runuser testuser -c 'PYTHON=pypy3.9 VERSION=3.9 ./venv.sh'
+    - smoke_virtualenv:
+        dir: python/smoke
+        run: runuser testuser -c 'PYTHON=pypy3.9 VERSION=3.9 METHOD=virtualenv TOX=false ./venv.sh'
     required_packages:
     - util-linux
     - gcc
     - python3-tox
+    - python3-virtualenv
     - pypy3.9-devel