diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
index 12c0fbb..4e42721 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonapp.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
     - name: Run unittests
-      run: python -m unittest discover tests
+      run: make unittests
 
   flake8-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0bd7429..da2f1ab 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ upload:
 docs:
 		$(MAKE) -C docs/ html
 
+test: unittests
+
+unittests:
+	python -m unittest discover tests
+
 clean:
 	rm -f dist/*
 	rm -rf docs/_build docs/_static docs/_templates