diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.2004.main.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.2004.main.yaml
index 11c7517ba..d6f04b917 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.2004.main.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.2004.main.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ services:
 
   test:
     image: async-http-client:20.04-main
-    environment: []
+    environment:
+      - IMPORT_CHECK_ARG=--explicit-target-dependency-import-check error
       #- SANITIZER_ARG=--sanitize=thread
 
   shell:
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yaml b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
index 75699c60b..803fad9b1 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ services:
 
   test:
     <<: *common
-    command: /bin/bash -xcl "swift test --parallel -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors --enable-test-discovery $${SANITIZER_ARG-}"
+    command: /bin/bash -xcl "swift test --parallel -Xswiftc -warnings-as-errors --enable-test-discovery $${SANITIZER_ARG-} $${IMPORT_CHECK_ARG-}"
 
   # util