diff --git a/.azure/hpu-tests.yml b/.azure/hpu-tests.yml
index 0fa04920ec7cc..f0b279bda3f60 100644
--- a/.azure/hpu-tests.yml
+++ b/.azure/hpu-tests.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ jobs:
         FREEZE_REQUIREMENTS: 1
       displayName: 'Install dependencies'
 
+    - bash: |
+        hl-smi -L
+        lsmod | grep habanalabs
+      displayName: 'Check the driver status'
+
     - bash: |
         python -m pytest -sv accelerators/test_hpu.py --forked --junitxml=hpu1_test-results.xml
       workingDirectory: tests/tests_pytorch