diff --git a/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala b/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala
index 782f2a8a6e..e3c79a23ac 100644
--- a/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-stream-typed/src/test/scala/docs/scaladsl/ActorFlowSpec.scala
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class ActorFlowSpec extends ScalaTestWithActorTestKit with AnyWordSpecLike {
       val in: Future[immutable.Seq[String]] =
         Source(1 to 50).map(_.toString).via(askFlow).map(_.msg).runWith(Sink.seq)
       //#ask
+      askFlowExplicit.map(identity)
 
       in.futureValue shouldEqual List.tabulate(51)(i => Reply(s"$i!!!")).drop(1)
     }