diff --git a/apps/generator/test/test-project/test.sh b/apps/generator/test/test-project/test.sh
index 089bf02ce..b58241777 100644
--- a/apps/generator/test/test-project/test.sh
+++ b/apps/generator/test/test-project/test.sh
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ Publish test template to local npm-verdaccio
 npm config set -- //verdaccio:4873/:_auth=YWRtaW46bmltZGE=
 npm config set registry http://verdaccio:4873
 
+echo "##########
+Publish @asyncapi/generator-components to local npm-verdaccio
+##########"
+npm publish ../../../../packages/components
+
 echo "##########
 Publishing the correct template as 0.0.1
 ##########"
diff --git a/apps/generator/test/test-project/verdaccio/config.yaml b/apps/generator/test/test-project/verdaccio/config.yaml
index 6da003afa..1d0b29809 100755
--- a/apps/generator/test/test-project/verdaccio/config.yaml
+++ b/apps/generator/test/test-project/verdaccio/config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ packages:
   "react-template":
     access: admin
     publish: admin
+  "@asyncapi/generator-components":
+    access: admin
+    publish: admin
   "!react-template":
     access: admin
     proxy: npmjs
+  "!@asyncapi/generator-components":
+    access: admin
+    proxy: npmjs
 log: { type: stdout, format: pretty, level: error }