diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 7a22c1d72..58362fdd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ jobs:
     #     cd jupyter_server
     #     pip install -e .
     #     cd ../nbclassic
+    - name: Run the help command
+      run: |
+        jupyter nbclassic -h
     - name: Test with pytest
       run: |
         pytest -vv --cov nbclassic --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered