diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index d3e9f2f1..45f5042a 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ osx_m1_task:
     ./configure --enable-picky --with-scheduler=$QTHREADS_SCHEDULER --with-topology=$QTHREADS_TOPOLOGY
     make -j$CIRRUS_CPU
   test_script: |
+    cd test
+    make -j$CIRRUS_CPU
+    QT_NUM_SHEPHERDS=2 QT_NUM_WORKERS_PER_SHEPHERD=1 ./basics/hello_world
+    cd ..
     gtimeout --foreground 3m make check
 
 freebsd_task:
diff --git a/src/alloc/base.c b/src/alloc/base.c
index f0b8381d..5863b337 100644
--- a/src/alloc/base.c
+++ b/src/alloc/base.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 /* System Headers */
 #if (HAVE_MEMALIGN && HAVE_MALLOC_H)
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ void *qt_internal_aligned_alloc(size_t alloc_size, uint_fast16_t alignment) {
 }
 
 void qt_internal_aligned_free(void *ptr, uint_fast16_t alignment) {
+  printf("alignment: %i\n", (int)alignment);fflush(stdout);
   qt_free(ptr);
 }