diff --git a/playbooks/test-review.yaml b/playbooks/test-review.yaml
index 8632947833..a90dbdbf0f 100644
--- a/playbooks/test-review.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/test-review.yaml
@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@
         - 2
         - 3
 
+    - name: Post a file review to confirm accountPatchDb connection
+      uri:
+        url: 'http://localhost:8081/a/changes/y%2Ftestproject~1/revisions/1/files/file-1.txt/reviewed'
+        method: PUT
+        user: admin
+        password: secret
+        status_code: 201
+
     - name: Run selenium container
       include_role:
         name: run-selenium