diff --git a/.github/azure-steps.yml b/.github/azure-steps.yml
index cc0247b3a..a212665c7 100644
--- a/.github/azure-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/azure-steps.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ steps:
     displayName: 'Test download CLI'
     condition: eq(variables['python_version'], '3.8')
 
+  - script: |
+      python -W error -c "import ca_core_news_sm; nlp = ca_core_news_sm.load(); doc=nlp('test')"
+    displayName: 'Test no warnings on load (#11713)'
+    condition: eq(variables['python_version'], '3.8')
+
   - script: |
       python -m spacy convert extra/example_data/ner_example_data/ner-token-per-line-conll2003.json .
     displayName: 'Test convert CLI'