diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js b/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js
index 00a81ca039d2..7a15d9a18fc8 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_workflow.spec.js
@@ -46,12 +46,15 @@ describe('Basic end-to-end Workflow', function () {
 
   it('Can run `ng build` in created project', function() {
     this.timeout(10000);
+    sh.exec('npm link');
 
     return ng([
       'build',
       '--silent'
     ]).then(function() {
       expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'dist')));
+    }).catch(function() {
+      fail();
     });
   });